Data Centre Physical Security in Kenya: The Layers
How Kenyan data centres stack physical defences: perimeter, guards, biometrics, mantraps, CCTV retention, rack locks and audit logs. What to verify on a site tour.
10 minSept 2026New
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Kenya’s Data Centre Industry
Everything about data centres in Kenya, where they are, who owns them, how the market works, and why Kenya is becoming the data centre hub of East Africa.
31 articles · Updated Sept 2026
ISO 27001 for Data Centres in Kenya: What It Takes
What ISO 27001 certification requires from a Kenyan data centre: the ISMS, the audit cycle, the physical controls, and how it maps to the Data Protection Act.
9 minSept 2026New
What Can Hit a Kenyan Data Centre, and the Fix
DDoS, ransomware, data harvesting, insiders and physical intrusion: the attack types that hit Kenyan data infrastructure, real examples, and the defences that work.
11 minSept 2026
Digital Realty's NBO2: The 'Gateway' Claim, Tested
Digital Realty formally launched NBO2 in Nairobi on 7 September 2026. What the launch delivers: verified capacity, interconnection, ramping reality.
8 minSept 2026
Safaricom Data Centres: Red Hill, Waiyaki Way and M-Pesa
Where does M-Pesa actually run? Inside Safaricom's Waiyaki Way hub and the Red Hill campus in Limuru, and how they differ from carrier-neutral Kenya.
13 minAug 2026
Colocation in Kenya: Why Companies Rent, Not Build
Colocation lets Kenyan banks, telcos and fintechs house critical systems without building. How Nairobi's carrier-neutral market works and how to choose.
10 minAug 2026
Kenya Data Centre Market: USD 266M to USD 805M by 2031
Arizton's March 2026 forecast puts Kenya's data centre market at USD 266M in 2025 and USD 805M by 2031. We cross-check the numbers against the ground truth.
8 minSept 2026
iXAfrica: Kenya's First Hyperscale AI-Ready Facility
iXAfrica operates East Africa's first hyperscale, AI-ready data centre on Mombasa Road, Nairobi. Actis-backed NBOX1 targets 22.5 MW.
12 minAug 2026
How Data Centres Make Kenya East Africa's Digital Hub
Submarine cables, renewable energy, skilled workforce, and growing capacity make Kenya East Africa's natural digital hub for 300 million people.
12 minAug 2026
Colocation Data Centres in Nairobi: A Buyer's Guide
How to lease rack space in a Nairobi data centre: what Tier III means, which facilities are operational, what to check, and the questions to ask before signing.
9 minSept 2026
Raxio vs Africa Data Centres in Kenya: A Fair Comparison
Raxio and Africa Data Centres are both expanding in Kenya, but they stand at different stages today. A fact-checked, plain-English comparison for Kenyan buyers.
8 minSept 2026
Amaco's Mombasa AI Data Centre: A Floating Power Plant
A Greek energy firm plans a $1.5 billion AI data centre in Mombasa with its own floating power plant. What is confirmed, what is not, and why it matters.
9 minSept 2026
Colocation Pricing in Kenya: What a Rack Costs
How Kenyan colocation is priced: per rack, per kilowatt, retail versus wholesale, what drives the bill, and honest benchmark ranges to judge quotes against.
10 minSept 2026
Under Attack: Would You Even Notice a DC Breach?
Five realistic attack scenarios at a Kenyan data centre: how each unfolds, how fast anyone notices, who responds, and what tenants would actually feel.
11 minSept 2026
Disaster Recovery for Kenyan Businesses: A Playbook
Cable cuts, grid trips and floods are normal Kenyan events. A practical disaster recovery and business continuity playbook built for Kenyan conditions, not textbook ones.
11 minSept 2026
East Africa's Data Centres Compared: The 2026 Guide
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia compared: facilities, operators, power, cables and policy. Where East Africa's data capacity actually sits today.
11 minSept 2026
Kenya's Data Disasters: Breaches That Made History
From the 2017 election hacking claim to the 2025 companies registry breach: Kenya's documented data disasters, what actually happened, and how each ended.
12 minSept 2026
Microsoft and G42 in Kenya: The $1B Story So Far
Microsoft and G42 promised Kenya a $1 billion data centre and a new cloud region. What was announced, why it stalled in 2026, and what comes next.
10 minSept 2026
VPS Hosting in Kenya: Providers That Take M-Pesa (2026)
A plain-English guide to VPS hosting in Kenya with M-Pesa payments: verified local providers, starting prices, and how to choose. Updated September 2026.
8 minSept 2026
Kenya's Data Centre Market in Numbers (2026)
The verified numbers behind Kenya's data centre market: 27 tracked facilities, six independent estimates compared, and what each measures.
9 minSept 2026
Why Kenya's Data Centres Cluster in Nairobi and Mombasa
23 of Kenya's 27 tracked data centres sit in two cities. The three forces behind the cluster: where cables land, where the grid is, where demand lives.
9 minAug 2026
Kenya Data Centre Market Outlook 2025-2030
Kenya's data centre market is projected to grow from $180M to $450M by 2030. The investment drivers, expansions, and opportunities behind the curve.
14 minAug 2026
AmCham 2026: $600M US Pledges, Oracle Cloud, iColo $80M
AmCham 2026 delivered $600 million (Sh77.5bn) in one-day US pledges for Kenya, headlined by Oracle's first African cloud region and iColo's $80M project.
7 minSept 2026
Why Kenya's Data Centre Market Estimates Disagree
Six research firms value Kenya's data centre market from $266M to $606M. We fetched every report page and explain exactly why the numbers diverge.
13 minSept 2026
MEA Colocation Market Surges to $12.88 Billion by 2031
Arizton values the Middle East and Africa colocation market at $3.33bn in 2025, rising to $12.88bn by 2031. Where Nairobi fits in.
8 minSept 2026
Africa Data Centres: Operations in Kenya and Beyond
Africa Data Centres, a Cassava Technologies company, operates colocation facilities in Nairobi and Mombasa within a 40+ site Pan-African network.
11 minAug 2026
Liquid Intelligent: The Backbone of Kenya's Data Centres
Liquid Intelligent Technologies runs Africa's largest fibre network and Nairobi data centres, connecting Kenya to 13+ countries and subsea cables.
12 minAug 2026
Wingu Africa: Kenya's Edge Data Centre for Cloud
Wingu Africa operates a carrier-neutral edge data centre in Nairobi built for cloud-on-ramp, CDN, and enterprise workloads. What it offers.
10 minAug 2026
Data Centre Due Diligence in Kenya: A Checklist
A due diligence checklist for choosing a Kenyan data centre: power, cooling, connectivity, security, and compliance, before you sign.
14 minAug 2026
Kenya Digital Economy and Data Centre Demand Drivers
The macroeconomic forces driving data centre demand in Kenya, from M-Pesa and fintech to 5G, e-commerce, and government digitisation.
13 minAug 2026
Konza Technopolis and Kenya's Data Centre Future
Inside Konza Technopolis, Kenya's 5,000-acre smart city: purpose-built infrastructure, SEZ incentives, and what it means for data centres.
15 minAug 2026