254 is the country code for Kenya.
Nairobi is the capital city of Kenya.
How to Call Kenya from Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
To call a telephone number in Kenya from Dubai (United Arab Emirates):
- Dial the international call prefix. For calls from Dubai (United Arab Emirates), this is 00 (or '+' from mobile phones).
- Dial the country code for Kenya - 254.
- Dial the subscriber number, omitting the first zero if there is one.
Landlines – City/Area Telephone Codes in Kenya
Area telephone codes for a selection of the biggest cities and towns in Kenya are listed below:
- Eldoret – 053
- Kisumu – 057
- Mombasa – 041
- Nairobi – 020
- Nakuru – 051
The 0 prefix is used with the area code when calling a landline number from a different area within Kenya or from a Kenyan mobile.
Do not dial the 0 prefix or area code when telephoning from a landline in the same area of Kenya.
Do not use the 0 prefix with the area code when calling from overseas.
For example, to call a number in Nairobi XXXXXXX:
- From a landline in Nairobi dial XXXXXXX.
- From a landline in Kenya outside Nairobi, dial 020-XXXXXXX.
- From a mobile phone in Kenya, dial 020-XXXXXXX.
- From overseas, dial the international call prefix (00/+), the country code for Kenya (254), the area code without the 0, then the subscriber number e.g. 00-254-20-XXXXXX or +254-20-XXXXXXX.
Mobile Telephone Numbers in Kenya
Mobile phone numbers in Kenya begin with 07 or 01.
To call a mobile phone number in Kenya from overseas, dial the international exit call prefix (00/+), the Kenya country code (254), and then the subscriber number without the leading 0 e.g. 00-254-7XXXXXXXXX or +254-7XXXXXXXXX.
Time Difference
When calling Kenya from the United Arab Emirates, please note there is a time difference between Kenya and the UAE.
The current time in the UAE is . The date is .
The time in Kenya is now . The date is .
The time difference between UAE and Kenya is 1 hour.
Exchange Rate
The official currency of Kenya is the Kenyan shilling (KES).
Current exchange rates between the UAE dirham and the Kenyan shilling (KES to AED, AED to KES) are:
- 1 Kenyan shilling (KES) = 0.028 AED
- 1 UAE dirham (AED) = 35.734 KES
Exchange rates on this page were last updated on .
Useful Information
According to data from the World Bank, the population of Kenya in recent years is:
- 2018 - 51,393,010
- 2017 - 50,221,473
- 2016 - 49,051,686
- 2015 - 47,878,336
- 2014 - 46,699,981
- 2013 - 45,519,889
- 2012 - 44,343,410
- 2011 - 43,178,257
- 2010 - 42,030,676
- 2009 - 40,901,792
- 2008 - 39,791,981
- 2007 - 38,705,932
- 2006 - 37,649,033
- 2005 - 36,624,895
- 2004 - 35,635,271
- 2003 - 34,678,779
- 2002 - 33,751,739
- 2001 - 32,848,564
- 2000 - 31,964,557
- 1999 - 31,098,757
- 1998 - 30,250,488
Map of Kenya
The location of Kenya can be seen on the map below.
