The boom and bust of Elon Musk’s Starlink in Kenya

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

Photo credit: Billy Ogada | Nation Media Group

When Elon Musk’s satellite internet firm Starlink entered the Kenyan market in July 2023, it was bullish that it would reorder the country’s connectivity landscape and set new industry standards.

The service came packaged as a decisive alternative to years of uneven broadband investment, promising speeds that outclassed much of Kenya’s existing infrastructure at the time.

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