Republic of Kenya

The key details for mobile messaging in the Republic of Kenya are below. We have full one-way reach to all mobile operators in this region. For a datasheet that contains more information, such as best practices and the proportion of subscribers on each mobile operator, please contact us.

See help for an explanation of each field.

Region

Eastern Africa

Dialing Code

254

1-way

Yes

2-way

Short Code Only

2-way Setup Time

3

Primary Character Encoding

GSM

Max Characters for Single-part message

160

Multi-part messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts

Yes* except Airtel

Mobile Number Portability

Yes

Alphanumeric Originator maintained on 1-way

Yes

Alphanumeric Originator Registration required

Only for Safaricom

Short Code maintained on 1-way

Variable

Local Long Code maintained on 1-way

Variable

International Long Code maintained on 1-way

Variable

* Notes

Authorization letter from local Kenyan entity required for Alpha and Shortcode setup. No special characters or spaces allowed in Alpha sender. Service description required

Guidance / Restrictions

No gambling/betting or adult content.