I’m planning to deploy a region-focused web application that will primarily serve users in East Africa. To ensure low latency and better SEO targeting, I’m considering VPS providers with data centers in or near Kenya.

What I’m trying to figure out is how do I identify the best VPS hosting Kenya has to offer that balances cost, uptime, and support for technologies like Docker, Nginx, and Let’s Encrypt SSL?

Key questions:

  • Are there providers with local IP addresses or peering to Kenyan ISPs?
  • How’s the connection speed from within the country? Any measurable latency benchmarks?
  • Is local support or billing in KES available with any reliable hosts?


Would love to hear from anyone who has deployed production workloads in Kenya or neighboring regions.