Kenyan English

Kenyan English voice-over

Native voice actors from Kenya, cast for your audience and directed by our team. You hear a shortlist and approve a written quote first.

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Samples

We send Kenyan English samples chosen for your script.

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Human
Real human voices
Every voice is a professional actor in a booth. No synthetic voices.
Native
Their first language
Cast from speakers who grew up with the language your audience speaks.
Directed
A director on every line
We listen for meaning, pace and pronunciation in the session, not after it.

Kenyan English voices

No public Kenyan English demos yet. We record samples on your own lines instead.

Samples on your own lines

Send a few lines of your script and we come back with Kenyan English voices reading them.

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What Kenyan English voice-over is hired for

Nairobi
The commercial centre for East African advertising.
East Africa
Kenyan voices are used across the region.
Mobile and health campaigns
Mobile money, telecoms and NGOs reach large audiences with English and Swahili.

Typical projects

Mobile money and telecoms
NGOs and health bodies
Banks and consumer brands
Education providers

Kenyan English in a voice-over brief

Kenyan English is shaped by Swahili and by languages such as Kikuyu, Luo and Kalenjin. Nairobi’s urban speech mixes English and Swahili into a hybrid known as Sheng. Telecoms and mobile payments are major advertisers. A brief names the audience, the amount of Swahili in the script and whether a Swahili version will be recorded.

Accent and direction notes

What our director listens for in a Kenyan English session.

Swahili influence
Swahili and local languages shape rhythm and vowel sounds.
Mixing languages
Speakers mix English and Swahili. Scripts decide how much.
Formal and conversational
Public information uses a clear, formal read.

What casting decides in Kenyan English

Kenyan, Ugandan or Tanzanian
East African accents differ; the brief names the country.
English or Swahili
The Swahili page covers the language.

How we work

Casting
We shortlist voices for your language, audience and tone, and explain the difference between them. You choose, and approve a written quote.
Direction
A director runs the session against your brief: meaning, pace and every agreed pronunciation. You can listen in remotely.
Delivery
Every file is checked against the script word by word and technically, then delivered in your format and naming.

What decides the price

No price list: every quote is written for your project and states usage and the delivery date.

Length: Word count or running time of the finished audio.
Use and territory: Internal, online or broadcast; where it runs and for how long.
Voice: Some languages and voice profiles are scarcer than others.
Picture and files: Recording to timecode, splitting and naming add work.