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Abstract: The lack of and need for price information in many of the pastoral areas of Kenya remains a critical concern by producers, traders and policy makers. This in spite of the emergence of organized market intelligence particularly in relation to prices at terminal markets. In the past a number of livestock marketing information systems initiatives have been implemented in Kenya but with limited coverage, accessibility and use. LINKS has developed a livestock marketing information system based on information communication technologies that has now been adopted as the basis for developing a national livestock marketing information system for Kenya, implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development and a number of development partners. From an initial three markets it now covers 15 main markets and is still expanding.