Kenya Connectivity Map bloghttps://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/Data notes on internet and electricity access across Kenya's 47 counties.en-KEThe most and least connected counties in Kenyahttps://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/most-and-least-connected-counties-in-kenya/https://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/most-and-least-connected-counties-in-kenya/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Nairobi scores 96.8 out of 100 on my county connectivity ranking and Turkana scores 10.7. See the full spread and what drives it.Seven Kenyan counties have electricity access below 20%https://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/electricity-access-by-county-in-kenya/https://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/electricity-access-by-county-in-kenya/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +00007 Kenyan counties sit under 20% electricity access in the 2019 census, led by Turkana at 8.8%. See how the rest compare.The data, formula and limits behind the Kenya Connectivity Maphttps://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/how-i-built-the-kenya-connectivity-map/https://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/how-i-built-the-kenya-connectivity-map/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000The data sources, the composite score formula and the known limits behind the Kenya Connectivity Map, written by the person who built it.Internet use in Kenya by countyhttps://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/internet-usage-in-kenya-by-county/https://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/internet-usage-in-kenya-by-county/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Nairobi has 64.7% internet use and West Pokot has 9.1%. Full ranking of all 47 Kenyan counties from the 2022 survey.Cell tower density in Kenya by countyhttps://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/cell-tower-density-in-kenya-by-county/https://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/cell-tower-density-in-kenya-by-county/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Nairobi has 4,916 cell towers per 100 km² and Wajir has 0.3. Full ranking of all 47 Kenyan counties from OpenCelliD data.Mobile internet speed in Kenya by countyhttps://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/mobile-internet-speed-in-kenya-by-county/https://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/mobile-internet-speed-in-kenya-by-county/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Nairobi averages 62.1 Mbps on mobile and West Pokot averages 16.0. Ranking of Kenyan counties by Q1 2026 Ookla download speed.Digital Literacy Programme devices in Kenyan schools by countyhttps://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/digital-literacy-programme-devices-by-county/https://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/digital-literacy-programme-devices-by-county/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +000021,649 of 21,772 primary schools have Digital Literacy Programme devices installed. Samburu sits lowest at 76.7%. County by county table.Unemployment rate in Kenya by county, 2019 censushttps://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/unemployment-rate-in-kenya-by-county/https://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/unemployment-rate-in-kenya-by-county/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Garissa has the highest unemployment rate at 40.6% and Nyandarua the lowest at 3.0%. All 47 Kenyan counties from the 2019 census.What the connectivity data says about Lamu as the refinery breaks groundhttps://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/lamu-county-connectivity-and-the-lamu-refinery/https://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/lamu-county-connectivity-and-the-lamu-refinery/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Lamu ranks 36th of 47 on connectivity, with 54.3% electricity access but only 3.6 cell towers per 100 km². The county data behind the refinery news.Kenya opens a $390 million fibre tender. Which counties need it most?https://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/kenya-fibre-tender-and-the-least-connected-counties/https://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/kenya-fibre-tender-and-the-least-connected-counties/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000ICTA's World Bank funded fibre tender closes 29 October 2026. These 8 counties sit at the bottom of my connectivity ranking.Two new Coast substations, and what Kilifi and Kwale electricity access looks likehttps://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/kilifi-and-kwale-substations-and-electricity-access/https://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/kilifi-and-kwale-substations-and-electricity-access/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Kenya Power is building Sh765 million of substations in Kilifi and Kwale. Electricity access is 27.8% in Kilifi and 24.6% in Kwale, against 83.4% in Mombasa.Satellite to phone service could reach the counties towers misshttps://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/satellite-to-phone-service-and-kenyas-sparse-counties/https://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/satellite-to-phone-service-and-kenyas-sparse-counties/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Airtel says its Starlink satellite to phone service is ready, pending approval. 8 counties have fewer than two cell towers per 100 km². Here they are.Kenyan counties with power but little internet, and the other way roundhttps://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/counties-with-power-but-little-internet/https://www.kenyaconnectivitymap.co.ke/blog/counties-with-power-but-little-internet/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Electricity and internet use move together across Kenya's counties, with a correlation of 0.86. These counties break the pattern, from Vihiga to Taita Taveta.