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.

Landlines Landline 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 List of area codes Area Area code Area Area code Mandera 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 In Kenya there are four mobile network operators (MNO): Safaricom, Airtel (formerly Kencell, Celtel, and Zain), Equitel (MVNO) and Telkom Kenya (Orange). The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) has assigned several Area Codes to each operator. All mobile Area Codes used to start with the digit 7. As of May 2019, the Communications authority introduced codes starting with the digit 1. Please note: Since April 2011 Mobile number portability (MNP) is implemented in Kenya. The phone number can be ported by the customer to another operator. Prefix Example Operator10 +254,10x xxxxxxAirtel11 +254,11x xxxxxxSafaricom 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 Safaricom709 +254,709 xxxxxxSafaricom 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 Safaricom744 +254,744 xxxxxxHomelands 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 Safaricom760 +254,760 xxxxxxMobile Pay761 +254,761 xxxxxxEferio762 +254,762 xxxxxxAirtel 763 +254,763 xxxxxx Equitel 764 +254,764 xxxxxx Equitel 765 +254,765 xxxxxx Equitel766 +254,766 xxxxxxEquitel767 +254,767 xxxxxxSema Mobile768 +254,768 xxxxxxSafaricom769 +254,769 xxxxxxSafaricom 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 Kenya777 +254,777 xxxxxxTelkom Kenya778 +254,778 xxxxxxTelkom Kenya779 +254,779 xxxxxxTelkom Kenya 780 +254,780 xxxxxx Airtel781 +254,781 xxxxxxAirtel782 +254,782 xxxxxxAirtel783 +254,783 xxxxxxAirtel784 +254,784 xxxxxxAirtel 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 Safaricom793 +254,793 xxxxxxSafaricom794 +254,794 xxxxxxSafaricom795 +254,795 xxxxxxSafaricom796 +254,796 xxxxxxSafaricom797 +254,797 xxxxxxSafaricom798 +254,798 xxxxxxSafaricom799 +254,799 xxxxxxSafaricom

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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