How Sh4,500 burgers found a spot on Kenyans’ plates

A freshly prepared beef burger layered with cheese and crisp vegetables, served with fries at Café Amka in Nairobi on April 16, 2026.

Photo credit: Lucy Wanjiru | Nation Media Group

A few years ago, it was hard to find burgers on the menu of a Kenyan household. Burgers were dishes a few adults grabbed between errands to reduce hunger pangs or purely a children’s snack. Today, burgers stacked with meats and vegetables, some so large they can feed four people, have become the go-to meal for many Kenyans, becoming a booming business for those in the food sector.

Rise of the 'experience burger'

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