Samburu County internet and electricity coverage
Samburu ranks 44th of 47 counties on my composite connectivity score, at 18.0 out of 100. That puts it in the lowest tier.
Open Samburu on the map18.9% of people in Samburu use the internet. The national figure on this map is 35%, so the county sits below it, in 41st place nationally. Electricity access is 16.1% against a national 38.7%, which ranks 43rd.
I flag the speed figure for Samburu. A handful of Starlink users can pull a county average up, so I leave Samburu out of the speed ranking and read its tower density instead.
Samburu data at a glance
| Measure | Value | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composite score | 18.0 / 100 | 44th of 47 | Weighted blend of the four layers below |
| Internet usage | 18.9% | 41st of 47 | KNBS / 2022 KDHS |
| Electricity access | 16.1% | 43rd of 47 | 2019 Population and Housing Census |
| Cell towers per 100 km² | 1.3 | 41st of 47 | OpenCelliD, Mar 2026 |
| Average download speed | Flagged | n/a | Ookla Speedtest Intelligence, Q1 2026 |
Schools
The Giga school location data lists 324 schools in Samburu: 124 primary, 200 secondary and 0 other.
The ICT Authority DigiSchool dashboard shows 112 of 146 schools with Digital Literacy Programme devices installed (76.7%).
Employment
The census lists a labour force participation rate of 50.0% and an unemployment rate of 10.9% in Samburu.
Related reading
- Satellite to phone service and the counties towers miss
- The fibre tender and the least connected counties
- Internet use in Kenya by county
- Electricity access by county in Kenya
All figures come from the datasets listed on the data and sources page. The composite score formula is explained in how I built the map.