A recent Kenya Housing Survey by the Communications Authority (CA) reveals a stark digital divide, with only 0.6% of rural Kenyan homes having fixed internet compared to 17.3% in urban areas. This leaves most of the country relying on mobile internet or having no connectivity at all.

• Only 0.6% of Kenyan rural households have fixed internet, while 17.3% of urban homes are connected.
• The CA released the latest Kenya Housing Survey detailing these discrepancies.
• Mobile internet serves as Kenya’s primary connectivity, with 36.3% of households nationally connected, predominantly via mobile networks.
• Affordability and lack of infrastructure are the main barriers to fixed internet access in rural areas.