Hello Steve:
Ease of internet access in East Africa is directly proportionate to the level of development in the community that you happen to be in. If you are in Nairobi, you can connect all over the place - in fact, there are so many unsecured wireless routers in use, you should have no problem finding a 'free' connection to mooch off of. Failing that, there are numerous commercial services that offer reasonably inexpensive public access through 802.11 wireless.
You can do internet via GSM telephone in just about every East African country, but you need to be very careful about the costs if you are roaming. Otherwise, just buy a SIM card from one of the better-known operators (Vodafone, etc.) and prepay an account that provides internet access.
Generally speaking, internet connections are very slow on the East side of Africa - far slower than on the West side. There's not much bandwidth available between that part of the continent and the rest of the world. Numerous undersea fiber optic cables are being laid now, but likely there will be no improvement in speed for the next 12 months or so.
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