CCTV Camera Prices in Kenya (2026): Full System Costs

A CCTV system in Kenya costs far less than most people expect: a single Wi-Fi camera for one room costs under KES 2,000, and a proper 4-camera system with a recorder and a month of storage is around KES 20,000 to 25,000 in equipment. This guide gives today's prices for each part, explains which type of system to choose, and lists what people forget to budget for.

CCTV prices at a glance

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Wi-Fi, analog HD or IP: which system?

Wi-Fi cameras are the simplest: plug the camera into power, connect it to your Wi-Fi with the phone app, and watch it live. They record to a memory card inside the camera. Best for one or two rooms at home, a small shop counter or watching a baby or the house help. They depend on your Wi-Fi and power, so they are not the choice for a compound perimeter.

Analog HD (HDCVI) cameras connect with coaxial cable to a DVR. They are the cheapest way to cover a compound with 4 to 16 cameras, and a good choice if a building already has old CCTV cabling you can reuse.

IP cameras connect with network (Cat6) cable to an NVR. With PoE, one cable carries power and video, so there is no separate power supply at each camera. The picture is sharper (4MP and up), and features like human and vehicle detection work better. This is what we recommend for offices, schools and new installations.

What a 4-camera system costs

Analog HD, 4 cameras: 4 × Dahua 2MP Smart Dual Light HDCVI Fixed-focal Bullet Camera IR 20M (KES 1,890 each), one Dahua 4CH Penta-brid 1080N/720P Cooper 1U 1HDD WizSense Digital Video (KES 4,390) and a 1TB WD 1TB Purple surveillance HDD (KES 7,490). That is about KES 20,000 in equipment at November 2026 prices, before coaxial cable, connectors and a camera power supply.

IP, 4 cameras: 4 × Dahua Dome 2MP (3.6 mm) POE motion & audio detection Camera (KES 1,790 each), a Dahua 4CHANNEL 1HDD Compact 1U Network Video Recorder (KES 8,590) and a 1TB surveillance drive. If your recorder has no PoE ports, add a PoE switch such as the Dahua 10-Port Cloud Managed Desktop Switch with 8-Port PoE (KES 4,590). Cat6 cable such as the Dahua 305m Indoor CAT6 U/UTP cable (30% copper) (KES 9,390 for a 305 m box) covers most compounds.

Ask us for a quote with your camera count and we will send the full list, priced, within two hours.

How much storage do you need?

A 2MP camera recording all day with H.265 compression uses roughly 10 to 20 GB a day. Four cameras on a 1TB drive keep about two to three weeks of footage before the oldest is overwritten; a 2TB drive keeps about a month. Motion-only recording stretches this much further.

Use a surveillance drive (WD Purple), not a desktop drive: it is built to write video around the clock.

What people forget to budget for

• Power backup. Burglaries often happen during blackouts. A small UPS such as the Dahua PFM3350 600VA 3 PIN UPS (KES 4,690) keeps the recorder and router running.
• Internet for phone viewing. Watching cameras from your phone needs the recorder connected to your home or office internet.
• Cabling and installation. Cable, conduit, connectors and labour often cost as much as the cameras on a large compound.
• A monitor if you want to watch at the gate or reception.

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