Kenya County Connectivity Data

Returns structured internet and electricity access data for all 47 counties in Kenya. Filter by county, region, or connectivity tier. Built from the Kenya Connectivity Map project — a data resource for investors, NGOs, telcos, and county governments.

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What you get

Each county record includes:

Internet data (Sources: KNBS 2022 KDHS + 2023-24 KHS, OpenCelliD 2024, Ookla Q4 2024)

• Household internet usage % (2022)
• Individual internet usage % (2024)
• Total mobile towers
• Tower density per 100km²
• 4G tower share %
• Download / upload speed (Mbps)
• Latency (ms)
• Composite connectivity score /100
• Connectivity tier: Critical / Low / Medium / High

Electricity data (Source: KIHBS 2015/16 via KPLC)

• Electrification rate %

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Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
county	string	all	County name (e.g. Nairobi) or all for all 47 counties
region	string	—	Filter by region: Central, Coast, Eastern, Nairobi, North Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western
tier	string	—	Filter by connectivity tier: Critical, Low, Medium, High
sortBy	string	county	Sort by: county, composite_score, internet_usage, electrification

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Example inputs

Get all counties sorted by score:

{ "county": "all", "sortBy": "composite_score" }

Get a single county:

{ "county": "Mombasa" }

Get all Critical-tier counties:

{ "tier": "Critical", "sortBy": "electrification" }

Get all Rift Valley counties:

{ "region": "Rift Valley", "sortBy": "internet_usage" }

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Example output

{
  "knbs_code": 47,
  "county": "Nairobi",
  "region": "Nairobi",
  "internet": {
    "household_usage_pct_2022": 39.6,
    "individual_usage_pct_2024": 64.7,
    "towers_total": 6689,
    "towers_per_100km2": 6689.8,
    "towers_4g_pct": 8.1,
    "download_mbps": 61.32,
    "upload_mbps": 19.06,
    "latency_ms": 71.8,
    "composite_score": 98.0,
    "connectivity_tier": "High"
  },
  "electricity": {
    "electrification_pct": 91.3,
    "data_source": "KIHBS 2015/16"
  }
}

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Connectivity tiers

Tier	Composite Score	Description
High	70–100	Strong connectivity on both usage and infrastructure
Medium	45–69	Moderate — urban secondary or peri-urban counties
Low	25–44	Below national average — rural with some coverage
Critical	0–24	Severely underserved — KOSAP/REREC intervention areas

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Data notes

• Internet speed data for Garissa, Wajir, Mandera, and Kitui may reflect Starlink bias — composite scores use adjusted weighting for these counties.
• Electricity data is from KIHBS 2015/16, the most complete county-level survey available. More recent KPLC connection data exists for some counties but is not uniformly available.
• Dataset last updated: March 2026.

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Use cases

• NGOs and DFIs: Identify counties needing digital and energy infrastructure investment for programme targeting.
• Telcos: Site selection and coverage gap analysis.
• County governments: Baseline connectivity data for county development plans and grant applications.
• EdTech and FinTech: Market sizing and product viability by county.
• Researchers: Ready-to-use structured dataset for digital divide analysis.

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Built by Paul Wamocha | Kenya Connectivity Map