On Friday, July 18, many Kenyans experienced internet connectivity issues due to a nationwide outage affecting two major Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The cause of the disruption remains unknown.

• NetBlocks reported that the outages lasted up to five days, with one provider experiencing a complete blackout.
• Before the outage, one ISP had a connectivity rate of nearly 100 percent, which dropped to 59 percent.
• The disruptions coincided with recent protests, leading to speculation about government interference, though no official link was established.