iXAfrica Data Centres Collaborates with Oracle to Deliver Kenya’s First Public Cloud Region
Nairobi, Kenya — January 27 2026— iXAfrica Data Centre Limited (iXAfrica), East and Central
Africa’s largest hyperscale, carrier-neutral, AI-ready facility, will collaborate with Oracle as the host
partner for the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) region in Nairobi, Kenya. Announced by H.E.
President William Ruto in January 2024, this new public cloud region will help meet strong demand
for OCI services in Kenya.
OCI’s selection of iXAfrica as its colocation partner reflects its unique position as Kenya’s most
execution-ready hyperscale data centre facility. Purpose-built to global cloud standards, iXAfrica
combines carrier neutrality, high-density AI capability, resilient power architecture, and proximity to
critical connectivity infrastructure. This makes it the only facility currently in the market capable of
supporting immediate public cloud deployments at scale.
“We are delighted to be in execution mode to bring OCI to Kenya,” said Snehar Shah, CEO, iXAfrica.
“With this collaboration, iXAfrica is leveraging the renewable energy, talent, and abundant
submarine and national connectivity available in our market.”
By hosting OCI locally, iXAfrica enables organizations in the region to accelerate digital
transformation, deploy latency-sensitive applications, and build AI-powered services closer to end
users. This collaboration lays the foundation for a more resilient, sovereign, and globally competitive
digital economy anchored on world-class infrastructure within Kenya.
“Around the world, governments and enterprises rely on OCI for its security, scalability, and ability
to run mission-critical workloads that enable innovation at scale,” said David Bunei, country leader
Kenya, Oracle. “These unique capabilities and our collaboration with iXAfrica will further support the
growth of the country’s digital economy.”
With construction, power, and connectivity infrastructure already in advanced stages of
deployment, iXAfrica is operating in full execution mode to support hyperscale cloud platforms. This
readiness underscores iXAfrica’s commitment to delivering resilient, scalable digital infrastructure
that meets the stringent operational requirements of global cloud providers.
About iXAfrica
iXAfrica Data Centre Limited in Nairobi, Kenya is East Africa’s first Hyper-scale Carrier-neutral, AI-
ready Data Centre. iXAfrica’s 22 MW campus provides world-class and highly resilient Data Centre
infrastructure to create a vital part of the internet backbone of East Africa. iXAfrica is also able to
power the high-density AI workloads as high as 50 kW per rack using its free-air cooling technology
and over 90% of Kenya’s electricity is generated from renewable energy sources.
Media inquiries contact:
Murage Gichuki
Marketing Manager
info@ixafrica.co.ke
+254 793 973 584
www.ixafrica.co.ke
www.oracle.com
