Landing Point · KE Kenya
| Cable | Status |
|---|---|
| Daraja | Active |
| Lower Indian Ocean Network 2 (LION2) | Active |
RTT measurements to this landing point from 2026-04-02 through 2026-06-01 — live ICMP round-trip time via RIPE Atlas probes. Recomputed daily. ✓ No anomalies detected in the monitored period.
| Probe | Location | Samples | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1014473 own probe | Minsk BY | 7 | 165.5 ms |
| #1014597 own probe | Tbilisi GE | 7 | 196.0 ms |
| #1014589 own probe | Almaty KZ | 6 | 224.3 ms |
| #1014969 own probe | Jerusalem IL | 6 | 215.8 ms |
| #1015523 own probe | Moscow RU | 4 | 175.2 ms |
| #1015313 own probe | Sevastopol UA | 2 | 220.5 ms |
| #6410 own probe | Sao Paulo BR | 1 | 303.4 ms |
| #6427 own probe | Sydney AU | 1 | 382.5 ms |
| #7062 own probe | Cape Town ZA | 1 | 72.4 ms |
Nyali is a residential area and sub-county situated on the mainland north of Mombasa Island, within Mombasa City, Kenya. Connected to Mombasa Island by the New Nyali Bridge, Nyali's coastal position along the Indian Ocean has made it a host for submarine cable infrastructure. Two submarine cables land at Nyali, linking Kenya to destinations across the western Indian Ocean region.
The two cables landing at Nyali serve distinct corridors. One connects Kenya northward to Oman, establishing a link toward the Arabian Peninsula, while the other connects Kenya southward to Mayotte, forming a regional tie to the island territories of the southwestern Indian Ocean. Together, these cables place Nyali within both a broader intercontinental corridor and a more localized inter-island regional network.
Daraja is a submarine cable with a length of 4,108 km, scheduled for ready-for-service in 2026. In addition to its landing at Nyali, Kenya, the Daraja cable connects to Oman, forming a route across the northwestern Indian Ocean between East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Lower Indian Ocean Network 2 (LION2) is a submarine cable spanning 2,700 km, which entered service in 2012. Beyond its landing at Nyali, LION2 connects to Mayotte, the French island territory located in the Mozambique Channel between Madagascar and the East African coast. LION2 represents one of the earlier submarine cable connections to reach this part of the Kenyan coast.
Kenya's submarine cable infrastructure spans three landing points, hosting a total of nine cables. Mombasa, the dominant hub within Kenya, accommodates seven cables, while Nyali hosts two and Mtwapa hosts one. Nyali therefore ranks as an intermediate landing point within the country, sitting above Mtwapa by cable count but well behind the concentration of capacity found at Mombasa.
Nyali functions as a two-cable landing point, connecting Kenya into separate segments of the Indian Ocean cable network. Through LION2, which has been operational since 2012, Nyali maintains a southwestern Indian Ocean link toward Mayotte. Through Daraja, anticipated to be ready for service in 2026, Nyali will gain an additional northward connection to Oman. This combination positions Nyali as a landing point serving both a regional inter-island route and a longer-haul intercontinental route toward the Arabian Peninsula.
While Mombasa remains the primary concentration of submarine cable landings in Kenya, Nyali's two-cable footprint extends the geographic distribution of Kenya's international connectivity along the coast. Within the broader Indian Ocean submarine cable graph, Nyali contributes an additional node linking East Africa to both the Arabian Peninsula and the southwestern Indian Ocean island territories.
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