1 Great Cyber Near Me for All My Internet Needs

When people in Kenya say “cyber near me”, they usually mean a cyber café — a walk-in shop where you can use computers, internet, printing, and get help with online services.

What a Cyber Café in Kenya Usually Is

A Kenyan cyber is typically a small digital services shop found in towns, estates, or CBD areas.

You’ll see them especially in places like Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, and university towns.

They’re often located:

• Near bus stages
• Around government offices
• Inside shopping buildings
• Close to campuses and hostels

Services You Can Expect at a Kenyan Cyber Cafe Near Me Open Now

Most cybers offer a mix of internet access + digital help:

Internet use

• Browsing and email access
• Uploading documents
• Printing boarding passes or PDFs

Government services help

• eCitizen applications (passport, good conduct, birth certificates)
• KRA PIN registration and tax filing
• NTSA services (driving licence, logbook checks)
• SHA/NHIF or NSSF forms

Document services

• Printing (black and colour)
• Photocopying
• Scanning
• Passport photos (some locations)
• Typing CVs and letters

Student use

• Printing assignments
• Online applications
• Research with faster internet than mobile data

How Cybers Operate in Kenya Today

Cybers still exist but have evolved.

Then:
They were mainly for internet browsing because people didn’t have smartphones.

Now:
They’re more about:

• Printing and scanning
• Help navigating government portals
• High-speed uploads (especially for job applications or forms)

Many are now mini digital bureaus rather than pure internet cafés.

Typical Prices at a Cyber Open Now (Varies by Town)

Approximate Kenyan pricing:

• Printing: KSh 5–20 per page (black & white)
• Colour printing: KSh 30–80
• Scanning: KSh 20–50 per page
• Computer use: KSh 20–50 per 30 minutes

CBD locations tend to cost more than estate cybers.

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What to search to find a Cyber Near Me Open Now

If you’re trying to locate one quickly, search on maps using:

• “Cyber café near me”
• “Printing and cyber”
• “eCitizen cyber”
• “Cyber services + your estate name”

Examples:

• “Cyber Westlands”
• “Cyber Rongai”
• “Cyber Embakasi”

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Signs you’ve found a good cyber

• Stable internet (important for uploads)
• Someone knowledgeable about government portals
• Working scanner and colour printer
• Accepts M-Pesa

The best ones are usually busy around:

• End of month (tax filing)
• School application seasons
• Passport rush periods

Did you just Google ‘cyber near me’? If so, you are in the right place.

This post is about my go-to cyber cafe near me in Westlands.

In writing for Chick About Town, among other things, I spend my fair share of time on the Internet.

When you hold a regular 9-to-5 or are at school, Internet access is something that you take for granted.

In the Western World, having an Internet connection at home is almost a given.

Even my parents, one of whom only recently learned to type his own emails, got a home computer with Internet connection when they moved to the US a couple of years ago.

In Africa, without an Internet connection at school or at work, you have to think a little harder about how to connect with the rest of the world via the Internet.

Cyber Cafe Westlands

If you are looking for a good cyber cafe in Westlands, you can find one at Smart Copy Limited, which is on the ground floor of Waumini House next to White Rose Dry Cleaners.

Photo Credits: Professor Nota Mil