Plugs & voltage in Kenya

Type G · 240 V · 50 Hz

The same answers apply to Uganda.

Crossing into Ethiopia means a different plug: no socket type matches. By population Kenya ranks 2nd among the countries that use exactly Type G, after the United Kingdom. Only 9 of the 139 countries list a nominal 240 V, an uncommon value.

Type G

240 V ∼ 50 Hz

Do I need an adapter for Kenya?

Where are you travelling from?

US & CanadaUK & IrelandEuropeAustralia & NZChinaIndiaJapan

Adapter, and mind the voltage.

240 V here, 120 V at home.

Plug straight in.

Fits

Bring an adapter to Type G.

240 V here, 220 V at home: the same range.

Bring an adapter to Type G.

Adapter, and mind the voltage.

240 V here, 100 V at home.

From Kenya to anywhere · Any country to Kenya

The power supply

240 V mains voltage

100–127 V220–240 V

50 Hz frequency

50 Hz

Also in the data

In Eastern Africa, only Malawi, the Seychelles and Uganda use the same Type G (the Seychelles and Uganda also at the same voltage and frequency); the other 8 do not.

Next door the nominal figure varies within the same range: Ethiopia lists 220 V and Tanzania lists 230 V, while Uganda shares the 240 V used here.

Crossing a border

3 neighbours: 1 with the same plugs, 1 sharing at least one type and 1 with none in common.

EthiopiaC/E/F/L · 220 VDifferent plugs · same voltage
TanzaniaD/G · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
UgandaG · 240 VSame plugs · same voltage

Same plugs as Kenya

15 other countries use exactly G: 9 in Asia, 3 in Africa and 3 in Europe. Next door: Uganda.

The plug type used here

Type G3 pins · earthed

Guides: The 15 plug types explained

Source: Wikidata Q114; regions: UN M49 (Sub-Saharan Africa). Sources & method