Twilio incident
SMS Delivery Receipt Delays from Twilio to Safaricom Kenya
Resolved after 2 hours 21 minutes, affecting SMS, Middle East & Africa, on September 8, 2026.
The incident has been resolved and SMS delivery receipts from Twilio to Safaricom network subscribers in Kenya are operating normally.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Sep 08, 2026, 07:31 PM UTC
Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery receipt delays from Twilio to Safaricom network subscribers in Kenya. Our team is actively investigating this issue. Message delivery may succeed, but delivery receipts may be delayed. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.
- identified Sep 08, 2026, 07:54 PM UTC
Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery receipt delays from Twilio to Safaricom network subscribers in Kenya. Our team has identified the cause, and is working to resolve the issue. Message delivery may succeed, but delivery receipts may be delayed. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.
- monitoring Sep 08, 2026, 08:55 PM UTC
We have observed a recovery in SMS delivery receipts from Twilio to Safaricom network subscribers in Kenya and are monitoring service stability. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.
- resolved Sep 08, 2026, 09:52 PM UTC
The incident has been resolved and SMS delivery receipts from Twilio to Safaricom network subscribers in Kenya are operating normally.
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