Phones in Kenya

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Until 1999, Kenya shared its telephone numbering plan with Tanzania and Uganda, meaning that in order 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 lines

Land line phone numbers in Kenya follows the format Area Code + Phone Number. To dial a number within an Area and/or City, only the Phone Number needs to be dialed. When dialing from a different Area/City, the telephone number is dialed in the format 0 + Area Code + Phone Number. When dialing from overseas, the 0 is omitted.

[+] List of area codes in Kenya

[+] 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.