Telephone numbers in Kenya

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.

Kenya telephone numbers
Location
CountryKenya
ContinentAfrica
RegulatorCommunications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
TypeClosed
NSN length9
Access codes
Country calling code+254
International call prefix000
Trunk prefix0

Land lines

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

List of area codes in Kenya
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 phone numbers

In Kenya there are four[1] mobile network operators (MNO): Safaricom, Airtel (former Zain / Celtel), 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.

PrefixExampleOperator
10 +254,10x xxxxxx Airtel
11 +254,11x xxxxxx Safaricom
701+254,701 xxxxxxSafaricom
702+254,702 xxxxxxSafaricom
703+254,703 xxxxxxSafaricom
704+254,704 xxxxxxSafaricom
705+254,705 xxxxxxSafaricom
706+254,706 xxxxxxSafaricom
707+254,707 xxxxxxSafaricom
708+254,708 xxxxxxSafaricom
709 +254,709 xxxxxx Safaricom
710+254,710 xxxxxxSafaricom
711+254,711 xxxxxxSafaricom
712+254,712 xxxxxxSafaricom
713+254,713 xxxxxxSafaricom
714+254,714 xxxxxxSafaricom
715+254,715 xxxxxxSafaricom
716+254,716 xxxxxxSafaricom
717+254,717 xxxxxxSafaricom
718+254,718 xxxxxxSafaricom
719+254,719 xxxxxxSafaricom
720+254,720 xxxxxxSafaricom
721+254,721 xxxxxxSafaricom
722+254,722 xxxxxxSafaricom
723+254,723 xxxxxxSafaricom
724+254,724 xxxxxxSafaricom
725+254,725 xxxxxxSafaricom
726+254,726 xxxxxxSafaricom
727+254,727 xxxxxx211076Safaricom
728+254,728 xxxxxxSafaricom
729+254,729 xxxxxxSafaricom
730+254,730 xxxxxxAirtel
731+254,731 xxxxxxAirtel
732+254,732 xxxxxxAirtel
733+254,733 xxxxxxAirtel
734+254,734 xxxxxxAirtel
735+254,735 xxxxxxAirtel
736+254,736 xxxxxxAirtel
737+254,737 xxxxxxAirtel
738+254,738 xxxxxxAirtel
739+254,739 xxxxxxAirtel
740+254,740 xxxxxxSafaricom
741+254,741 xxxxxxSafaricom
742+254,742 xxxxxxSafaricom
743+254,743 xxxxxxSafaricom
744 +254,744 xxxxxx Homelands Media
745+254,745 xxxxxxSafaricom
746+254,746 xxxxxxSafaricom
747+254,747 xxxxxxFaiba 4G
748+254,748 xxxxxxSafaricom
750+254,750 xxxxxxAirtel
751+254,751 xxxxxxAirtel
752+254,752 xxxxxxAirtel
753+254,753 xxxxxxAirtel
754+254,754 xxxxxxAirtel
755+254,755 xxxxxxAirtel
756+254,756 xxxxxxAirtel
757+254,757 xxxxxxSafaricom
758+254,758 xxxxxxSafaricom
759+254,759 xxxxxxSafaricom
760 +254,760 xxxxxx Mobile Pay
761 +254,761 xxxxxx Eferio
762 +254,762 xxxxxx Airtel
763+254,763 xxxxxxEquitel
764+254,764 xxxxxxEquitel
765+254,765 xxxxxx[5] 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 xxxxxxTelkom Kenya
771+254,771 xxxxxxTelkom Kenya
772+254,772 xxxxxxTelkom Kenya
773+254,773 xxxxxxTelkom Kenya
774+254,774 xxxxxxTelkom Kenya
775+254,775 xxxxxxTelkom Kenya
776+254,776 xxxxxxTelkom Kenya
777 +254,777 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya
778 +254,778 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya
779 +254,779 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya
780+254,780 xxxxxxAirtel
781 +254,781 xxxxxx Airtel
782 +254,782 xxxxxx Airtel
783 +254,783 xxxxxx Airtel
784 +254,784 xxxxxx Airtel
785+254,785 xxxxxxAirtel
786+254,786 xxxxxxAirtel
787+254,787 xxxxxxAirtel
788+254,788 xxxxxxAirtel
789+254,789 xxxxxxAirtel
790+254,790 xxxxxxSafaricom
791+254,791 xxxxxxSafaricom
792+254,792 xxxxxxSafaricom
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

Calls to numbers starting 0800 are free.

Calls to and from Tanzania and Uganda

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

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.

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References
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  2. Mobile world live. "GSM Coverage Maps of Kenya". Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  3. https://ca.go.ke/new-series-of-mobile-number-introduced-in-kenya/
  4. Balancing act africa. "Kenya launches Mobile Number Portability". Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  5. equitel
  6. SMS-Expert. "Mobile network operators and mobile numbering plan of kenya". Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  7. ITU. "Telecommunication numbering plan for kenia (2010)" (PDF). Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  8. CCK. "Telecommunication numbering plan for Kenya (2012)" (PDF). Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  9. CAK. "National Numbering Plan (2019)" (PDF). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  10. "TELECOMMUNICATION NUMBERING PLAN FOR KENYA" (PDF). Communications Authority of Kenya. January 2019.


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