Excluding the women group fish-farm, the averLIMAe cost for all ponds was 2943 K.Sh./100 m 2. For construction given to contractors, the averLIMAe cost was 2725 K.Sh./100 m 2; for family built ponds, the averLIMAe cost was 2533 K.Sh./100 m 2, while it was 3513 K.Sh./100 m 2 for construction using hired labour.