Telephone numbers in Kenya

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The following telephone numbers in Kenya are destination codes for international calls terminating in Kenya as well as the procedures for dialling internationally from within Kenya. Until 1999, Kenya shared its telephone numbering plan with Tanzania and Uganda, meaning that to make calls between the three countries, subscribers needed only dial the area code and number, a legacy of the East African Post and Telecommunications Corporation (EAPTC) which was dissolved in 1977. As a result of the reorganisation of Tanzania's numbering plan in that year, direct dialling was discontinued, although calls between the three countries do not require international dialling, only a special three-digit code.

Telephone numbers in Kenya
Location
CountryKenya
ContinentAfrica
RegulatorCommunications Authority of Kenya (CA)
TypeClosed
NSN length9
Access codes
Country code+254
International access000
Long-distance0

Land lines

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Land line phone numbers in Kenya follow the format Area Code + Phone Number. To dial a number within an area or city, only the phone number needs to be dialled. When dialling from a different area or city, the telephone number is dialled in the format 0 + Area Code + Phone Number. When dialling from abroad, the 0 is omitted.

List of area codes in Kenya

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List of area codes
Area Area code Area Area code
Nairobi 20 Mombasa 41
Kwale 40 Malindi 42
Voi 43 Machakos 44
Kajiado 45 Garissa 46
Naivasha 50 Nakuru 51
Kericho 52 Eldoret 53
Kitale 54 Bungoma 55
Kakamega 56 Kisumu 57
Kisii 58 Homa Bay 59
Murang'a 60 Nyeri 61
Nanyuki 62 Meru 64
Nyahururu 65 Karuri 66
Thika 67 Embu 68
Marsabit 69 Wajir 46

Mobile operators

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In Kenya there are four[1] mobile network operators (MNO): Safaricom, Airtel (formerly Kencell, Celtel, and Zain), Equitel (MVNO) and Telkom Kenya (Orange).[2] The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) has assigned several Area Codes to each operator. All mobile Area Codes used the start with the digit 7. As of May 2019, the Communications authority introduced codes starting with the digit 1.[3] Please note: Since April 2011 Mobile number portability (MNP) is implemented in Kenya.[4] The phone number can be ported by the customer to another operator.

Prefix Example Operator
10 +254,10x xxxxxx Airtel
11 +254,11x xxxxxx Safaricom
701 +254,701 xxxxxx Safaricom
702 +254,702 xxxxxx Safaricom
703 +254,703 xxxxxx Safaricom
704 +254,704 xxxxxx Safaricom
705 +254,705 xxxxxx Safaricom
706 +254,706 xxxxxx Safaricom
707 +254,707 xxxxxx Safaricom
708 +254,708 xxxxxx Safaricom
709 +254,709 xxxxxx Safaricom
710 +254,710 xxxxxx Safaricom
711 +254,711 xxxxxx Safaricom
712 +254,712 xxxxxx Safaricom
713 +254,713 xxxxxx Safaricom
714 +254,714 xxxxxx Safaricom
715 +254,715 xxxxxx Safaricom
716 +254,716 xxxxxx Safaricom
717 +254,717 xxxxxx Safaricom
718 +254,718 xxxxxx Safaricom
719 +254,719 xxxxxx Safaricom
720 +254,720 xxxxxx Safaricom
721 +254,721 xxxxxx Safaricom
722 +254,722 xxxxxx Safaricom
723 +254,723 xxxxxx Safaricom
724 +254,724 xxxxxx Safaricom
725 +254,725 xxxxxx Safaricom
726 +254,726 xxxxxx Safaricom
727 +254,727 xxxxxx Safaricom
728 +254,728 xxxxxx Safaricom
729 +254,729 xxxxxx Safaricom
730 +254,730 xxxxxx Airtel
731 +254,731 xxxxxx Airtel
732 +254,732 xxxxxx Airtel
733 +254,733 xxxxxx Airtel
734 +254,734 xxxxxx Airtel
735 +254,735 xxxxxx Airtel
736 +254,736 xxxxxx Airtel
737 +254,737 xxxxxx Airtel
738 +254,738 xxxxxx Airtel
739 +254,739 xxxxxx Airtel
740 +254,740 xxxxxx Safaricom
741 +254,741 xxxxxx Safaricom
742 +254,742 xxxxxx Safaricom
743 +254,743 xxxxxx Safaricom
744 +254,744 xxxxxx Homelands Media
745 +254,745 xxxxxx Safaricom
746 +254,746 xxxxxx Safaricom
747 +254,747 xxxxxx Faiba 4G
748 +254,748 xxxxxx Safaricom
750 +254,750 xxxxxx Airtel
751 +254,751 xxxxxx Airtel
752 +254,752 xxxxxx Airtel
753 +254,753 xxxxxx Airtel
754 +254,754 xxxxxx Airtel
755 +254,755 xxxxxx Airtel
756 +254,756 xxxxxx Airtel
757 +254,757 xxxxxx Safaricom
758 +254,758 xxxxxx Safaricom
759 +254,759 xxxxxx Safaricom
760 +254,760 xxxxxx Mobile Pay
761 +254,761 xxxxxx Eferio
762 +254,762 xxxxxx Airtel
763 +254,763 xxxxxx Equitel
764 +254,764 xxxxxx Equitel
765 +254,765 xxxxxx Equitel
766 +254,766 xxxxxx Equitel
767 +254,767 xxxxxx Sema Mobile
768 +254,768 xxxxxx Safaricom
769 +254,769 xxxxxx Safaricom
770 +254,770 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya
771 +254,771 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya
772 +254,772 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya
773 +254,773 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya
774 +254,774 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya
775 +254,775 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya
776 +254,776 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya
777 +254,777 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya
778 +254,778 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya
779 +254,779 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya
780 +254,780 xxxxxx Airtel
781 +254,781 xxxxxx Airtel
782 +254,782 xxxxxx Airtel
783 +254,783 xxxxxx Airtel
784 +254,784 xxxxxx Airtel
785 +254,785 xxxxxx Airtel
786 +254,786 xxxxxx Airtel
787 +254,787 xxxxxx Airtel
788 +254,788 xxxxxx Airtel
789 +254,789 xxxxxx Airtel
790 +254,790 xxxxxx Safaricom
791 +254,791 xxxxxx Safaricom
792 +254,792 xxxxxx Safaricom
793 +254,793 xxxxxx Safaricom
794 +254,794 xxxxxx Safaricom
795 +254,795 xxxxxx Safaricom
796 +254,796 xxxxxx Safaricom
797 +254,797 xxxxxx Safaricom
798 +254,798 xxxxxx Safaricom
799 +254,799 xxxxxx Safaricom

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Non-geographic numbers

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Calls to numbers starting 0800 are free.

Calls to and from Tanzania and Uganda

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To call Kenya from Tanzania and Uganda, subscribers must dial 005, followed by the area code and number. To call Uganda from Kenya, subscribers must dial 006, followed by the area code and number, while calls to Tanzania require the prefix 007.

International dialling

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To call Kenya from other countries, subscribers must dial their international access code e.g. 00 for most European countries, and 011 from North America, followed by the country code 254. The international access code for calls from Kenya is 000.

References

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  1. ^ "allAfrica.com: Kenya: Yu Mobile Customers Now Part of Airtel Network". Archived from the original on 5 August 2015.
  2. ^ Mobile world live. "GSM Coverage Maps of Kenya". Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  3. ^ "New series of mobile number introduced in Kenya". 2 May 2019.
  4. ^ Balancing act africa. "Kenya launches Mobile Number Portability". Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  5. ^ SMS-Expert. "Mobile network operators and mobile numbering plan of kenya". Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  6. ^ ITU. "Telecommunication numbering plan for kenya (2010)" (PDF). Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  7. ^ CCK. "Telecommunication numbering plan for Kenya (2012)" (PDF). Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  8. ^ CAK. "National Numbering Plan (2019)" (PDF). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. ^ "TELECOMMUNICATION NUMBERING PLAN FOR KENYA" (PDF). Communications Authority of Kenya. January 2019.