"Kenya has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.555(medium), ranked 145 out of 186 in the world. In 2017, Kenya ranked 92nd in the World Bank ease of doing business rating from 113rd in 2016 (of 190 countries). The important agricultural sector is one of the least developed and largely inefficient, employing 75% of the workforce compared to less than 3% in the food secure developed countries. Kenya is usually classified as a frontier market or occasionally an emerging market, but it is not one of the least developed countries. The economy has seen much expansion, seen by strong performance in tourism, higher education and telecommunications, and acceptable[neutrality is disputed] post-drought results in agriculture, especially the vital tea sector. Kenya's economy grew by more than 7% in 2007, and its foreign debt was greatly reduced. As of May 2011, economic prospects are positive with 4–5% GDP growth expected, largely because of expansions in tourism, telecommunications, transport, construction and a recovery in agriculture. The World Bank estimated growth of 4.3% in 2012." - Wikipedia
It is a good idea to work with a sales advisor to ensure compliance with all SMS regulations.
Sender ID:
| Network Coverage | Sender ID | More Information |
| yu (Econet Wireless) | Pre-registration | |
| Orange(Telkom Kenya) | Pre-registration | |
| Airtel (celtel) | Dynamic Alphabet | Any Dynamic Numeric will be overwritten to Alphabet ("SMS"). DLR is not supported. |
| Safaricom | Pre-registration |
Know more about types of Sender IDs here.
Regulations & Restrictions:
Political mesaging may only be sent between 8 am and 6 pm. Unsolicited political messages are not allowed, and various additional restrictions apply to political messaging.
There are no additional content restrictions beyond those in our Service Usage Policy.
Visit the Communications Authority of Kenya online for more information.
Note: DLR has a latency timing, and it should not be used to measure delivery time. It is important to abide by all restrictions imposed by the hosted country.