East Africa

Kenya

East Africa's Silicon Savannah and the home of mobile money

Overview

Kenya is East Africa's commercial hub and one of the world's most instructive technology stories: M-PESA, built on basic mobile phones, made person-to-person digital payments mainstream years before wealthier markets caught up.

Nairobi's startup scene — the 'Silicon Savannah' — has grown on that foundation, and geothermal power supplies a large share of the country's electricity, making Kenya one of the greenest grids on the planet.

On the rise

Mobile money, green energy and a young, connected population keep Kenya at the front of African digital growth.

Companies from Kenya

Safaricom

Nairobi, Kenya

A telecommunications company providing mobile connectivity and M-PESA financial services.

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