Starlink Kenya Halts New Signups as Network Hits Capacity

KENYA · TECHNOLOGY

Key Facts

—Where the wall went up: Starlink has stopped accepting new customers in seven counties — Nairobi, Kiambu, Mombasa, Machakos, Murang’a, Kirinyaga and Kwale — redirecting them to a waiting list, per TechCabal.

—The waitlist: Would-be subscribers can pay a deposit to hold a place, but the company gives no timeframe for when capacity will open.

—The growth behind it: Kenya had 24,999 Starlink subscribers at the end of March 2026, more than triple the count nine months earlier, per the Communications Authority.