Cloud Regions for Teams in Kenya: Where to Host
Regions, time zones and data protection law for cloud teams in Kenya.
There is no AWS, Google Cloud or Azure region in Kenya. The nearest options are in South Africa and the Gulf, with Europe further north.
Cloud regions in Kenya
| Provider | Region | Location |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | none | none |
| Google Cloud | none | none |
| Azure | none | none |
On the map, the closest options are the South African regions and the UAE (AWS me-central-1, Azure uaenorth). Every one of them is outside Kenya.
Scheduling on local time
Kenya uses Africa/Nairobi, three hours ahead of UTC, with no daylight saving time. Kenyan teams working with Europe gain or lose an hour of overlap when Europe changes its clocks.
Time zones: Africa/Nairobi. Currency: KES.
Data protection law
The Data Protection Act, 2019 governs personal data and is overseen by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner. Hosting abroad makes its cross-border transfer rules the ones to review with counsel.
Source: Data Protection Act, 2019.
Nearby countries
South Africa, Nigeria, United Arab Emirates. For every country, see cloud regions by country.
Questions we get a lot.
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Is there a cloud region in Kenya?
No. AWS, Google Cloud and Azure have no region in Kenya as of September 2026.
Which time zone should a Nairobi team schedule in?
Africa/Nairobi.