Why Kenya’s uptake of Starlink slowed down

Starlink kits on sale at Geek Tech shop in Nairobi on November 11, 2024.

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Uptake of Starlink’s satellite internet in Kenya slowed by 72.9 percent in the three months ended December 2024, compared to the preceding quarter and coinciding with a time when the US firm had suspended sales in five countries on stretched capacity.

Fresh disclosures by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) show that between October and December last year, Starlink netted 2,360 new users compared to 8,723 new subscribers onboarded during the quarter that ended in September.

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