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 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.

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

Mobile phone numbers

In Kenya there are four mobile network operators : Safaricom, Airtel, Equitel and Telkom Kenya. The Communications Authority of Kenya 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. Please note: Since April 2011 Mobile number portability is implemented in Kenya. The phone number can be ported by the customer to another operator.
PrefixExampleOperator
10+254,10x xxxxxxAirtel
11+254,11x xxxxxxSafaricom
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 xxxxxxSafaricom
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 xxxxxxHomelands 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 xxxxxxMobile Pay
761+254,761 xxxxxxEferio
762+254,762 xxxxxxAirtel
763+254,763 xxxxxxEquitel
764+254,764 xxxxxxEquitel
765+254,765 xxxxxxEquitel
766+254,766 xxxxxxEquitel
767+254,767 xxxxxxSema Mobile
768+254,768 xxxxxxSafaricom
769+254,769 xxxxxxSafaricom
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 xxxxxxTelkom Kenya
778+254,778 xxxxxxTelkom Kenya
779+254,779 xxxxxxTelkom Kenya
780+254,780 xxxxxxAirtel
781+254,781 xxxxxxAirtel
782+254,782 xxxxxxAirtel
783+254,783 xxxxxxAirtel
784+254,784 xxxxxxAirtel
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 xxxxxxSafaricom
794+254,794 xxxxxxSafaricom
795+254,795 xxxxxxSafaricom
796+254,796 xxxxxxSafaricom
797+254,797 xxxxxxSafaricom
798+254,798 xxxxxxSafaricom
799+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.