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.
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.
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.
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 diallingEdit
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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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 KenyaLocationCountryKenyaContinentAfricaRegulatorCommunications Authority of Kenya CA TypeClosedNSN length9Access codesCountry code 254International access000Long distance0 Contents 1 Land lines 2 List of area codes in Kenya 3 Mobile operators 4 Non geographic numbers 5 Calls to and from Tanzania and Uganda 6 International dialling 7 ReferencesLand lines EditLand 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 EditList of area codesArea Area Code Area Area CodeNairobi 20 Mombasa 41Kwale 40 Malindi 42Voi 43 Machakos 44Kajiado 45 Garissa 46Naivasha 50 Nakuru 51Kericho 52 Eldoret 53Kitale 54 Bungoma 55Kakamega 56 Kisumu 57Kisii 58 Homa Bay 59Murang a 60 Nyeri 61Nanyuki 62 Meru 64Nyahururu 65 Karuri 66Thika 67 Embu 68Marsabit 69 Wajir 46Mobile operators EditIn 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 Prefix Example Operator10 254 10x xxxxxx Airtel11 254 11x xxxxxx Safaricom701 254 701 xxxxxx Safaricom702 254 702 xxxxxx Safaricom703 254 703 xxxxxx Safaricom704 254 704 xxxxxx Safaricom705 254 705 xxxxxx Safaricom706 254 706 xxxxxx Safaricom707 254 707 xxxxxx Safaricom708 254 708 xxxxxx Safaricom709 254 709 xxxxxx Safaricom710 254 710 xxxxxx Safaricom711 254 711 xxxxxx Safaricom712 254 712 xxxxxx Safaricom713 254 713 xxxxxx Safaricom714 254 714 xxxxxx Safaricom715 254 715 xxxxxx Safaricom716 254 716 xxxxxx Safaricom717 254 717 xxxxxx Safaricom718 254 718 xxxxxx Safaricom719 254 719 xxxxxx Safaricom720 254 720 xxxxxx Safaricom721 254 721 xxxxxx Safaricom722 254 722 xxxxxx Safaricom723 254 723 xxxxxx Safaricom724 254 724 xxxxxx Safaricom725 254 725 xxxxxx Safaricom726 254 726 xxxxxx Safaricom727 254 727 xxxxxx Safaricom728 254 728 xxxxxx Safaricom729 254 729 xxxxxx Safaricom730 254 730 xxxxxx Airtel731 254 731 xxxxxx Airtel732 254 732 xxxxxx Airtel733 254 733 xxxxxx Airtel734 254 734 xxxxxx Airtel735 254 735 xxxxxx Airtel736 254 736 xxxxxx Airtel737 254 737 xxxxxx Airtel738 254 738 xxxxxx Airtel739 254 739 xxxxxx Airtel740 254 740 xxxxxx Safaricom741 254 741 xxxxxx Safaricom742 254 742 xxxxxx Safaricom743 254 743 xxxxxx Safaricom744 254 744 xxxxxx Homelands Media745 254 745 xxxxxx Safaricom746 254 746 xxxxxx Safaricom747 254 747 xxxxxx Faiba 4G748 254 748 xxxxxx Safaricom750 254 750 xxxxxx Airtel751 254 751 xxxxxx Airtel752 254 752 xxxxxx Airtel753 254 753 xxxxxx Airtel754 254 754 xxxxxx Airtel755 254 755 xxxxxx Airtel756 254 756 xxxxxx Airtel757 254 757 xxxxxx Safaricom758 254 758 xxxxxx Safaricom759 254 759 xxxxxx Safaricom760 254 760 xxxxxx Mobile Pay761 254 761 xxxxxx Eferio762 254 762 xxxxxx Airtel763 254 763 xxxxxx Equitel764 254 764 xxxxxx Equitel765 254 765 xxxxxx Equitel766 254 766 xxxxxx Equitel767 254 767 xxxxxx Sema Mobile768 254 768 xxxxxx Safaricom769 254 769 xxxxxx Safaricom770 254 770 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya771 254 771 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya772 254 772 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya773 254 773 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya774 254 774 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya775 254 775 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya776 254 776 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya777 254 777 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya778 254 778 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya779 254 779 xxxxxx Telkom Kenya780 254 780 xxxxxx Airtel781 254 781 xxxxxx Airtel782 254 782 xxxxxx Airtel783 254 783 xxxxxx Airtel784 254 784 xxxxxx Airtel785 254 785 xxxxxx Airtel786 254 786 xxxxxx Airtel787 254 787 xxxxxx Airtel788 254 788 xxxxxx Airtel789 254 789 xxxxxx Airtel790 254 790 xxxxxx Safaricom791 254 791 xxxxxx Safaricom792 254 792 xxxxxx Safaricom793 254 793 xxxxxx Safaricom794 254 794 xxxxxx Safaricom795 254 795 xxxxxx Safaricom796 254 796 xxxxxx Safaricom797 254 797 xxxxxx Safaricom798 254 798 xxxxxx Safaricom799 254 799 xxxxxx Safaricom 5 6 7 8 9 Non geographic numbers EditCalls to numbers starting 0800 are free Calls to and from Tanzania and Uganda EditTo 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 EditTo 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 Edit allAfrica com Kenya Yu Mobile Customers Now Part of Airtel Network Archived from the original on 5 August 2015 Mobile world live GSM Coverage Maps of Kenya Retrieved 7 February 2012 New series of mobile number introduced in Kenya 2 May 2019 Balancing act africa Kenya launches Mobile Number Portability Retrieved 7 February 2012 SMS Expert Mobile network operators and mobile numbering plan of kenya Retrieved 7 February 2012 ITU Telecommunication numbering plan for kenya 2010 PDF Retrieved 7 February 2012 CCK Telecommunication numbering plan for Kenya 2012 PDF Retrieved 12 March 2014 CAK National Numbering Plan 2019 PDF Retrieved 13 December 2019 TELECOMMUNICATION NUMBERING PLAN FOR KENYA PDF Communications Authority of Kenya January 2019 nbsp This Kenya related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to telephone numbers is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Telephone numbers in Kenya amp oldid 1178987164, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
