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The Internet's Observatory: Tracking network disruptions and shutdowns • tools and policy for change • bridging the digital divide • https://netblocks.org
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⚠️ Confirmed: Internet connectivity in #Kenya has collapsed amid reports of a nation-scale power outage; real-time network data show national connectivity is now at 55% of ordinary levels; power supply has been lost due to a system disturbance per authorities ⚡️📉
ℹ️ Confirmed: An internet outage has been registered on leading #Kenya internet provider Safaricom; the operator reports that it is experiencing challenges affecting its network 📉
⚠️Confirmed: Metrics show a significant disruption to internet service in multiple regions of #Kenya with national connectivity at 49% of ordinary levels; the incident comes amid a major power outage and is attributed to a fault on one of the generation plants per authorities 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in #Kenya as the country experiences a "partial power outage", with national connectivity now at 56% of ordinary levels; KPLC reports that work is under way to restore electricity supply 🔌📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics indicate that #Kenya has been restricting access to Telegram during school exams since mid-November to prevent exam paper leaks which have become an endemic problem; timings show disruptions coincide with KCSE exams 🏫

📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disruptions-registered-during-school-exams-JBQV2Lyo
⚠️Confirmed: Metrics show a significant disruption to internet service across #Kenya with national connectivity now at 77% of ordinary levels; the incident comes amid a major power outage, the country's third such incident in a year 🔌📉
ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant disruption to internet service across much of #Kenya with national connectivity down to 56% of ordinary levels; the incident corresponds to widespread power outages after a "system disturbance on the grid" per Kenya Power 🔌
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in #Kenya; the incident comes amidst a deadly crackdown by police on #RejectFinanceBill2024 protesters a day after authorities claimed there would be no internet shutdown 📉
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ℹ️ The ongoing internet disruption has impacted Kenya as well as neighboring countries including Uganda and Burundi; the incident is likely to limit coverage of events on the ground where protests are held 📉
A new visualization of yesterday's internet disruption in #Kenya during protests shows domestic and downstream country impacts. Key findings:

* No physical subsea cable damage yet identified
* Kenya impact higher than in past cable cuts
* MTN Uganda attributes outage to Kenya
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a significant decline in internet connectivity in #Kenya corresponding to reports of a widespread power outage; KPLC reports that work is under way to restore the supply of electricity 🔌