Grilling stove sales soar as barbecue culture picks up

Co-founder of Seedballs Kenya, Teddy Kinyanjui, roasting meat on a camel-shaped BBQ grill at Cookswell Jikos Limited, Lower Kabete, on December 30, 2025.

Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group

Sales of nyama choma grilling stoves are climbing this festive season amid a surge in Kenya’s holiday barbecue culture, be it on city balconies or village homes.

Sellers say demand for barbecue grills has gone up, also opening up new income streams for small-scale metal fabricators who are now making them.

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