Data as of Nov 7, 2026
197.237.178.0/23
153 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysWananchi Group (Kenya) Limited
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
Residential
Recent change
New origin Sep 28, 2026
from AS15399 Wananchi Group (Kenya) Limited, after 5.4 years unannounced
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
153
30% of its addresses · 30 days
Always-on exits
19
12% of its exits
Spread
2 of 2
/24s with at least one exit
Providers
92
selling exits here
Oct 8, 2026 – Nov 6, 2026
Exits seen per day
18K observations
/24s with the most always-on exits
| /24 | Always-on exits | Proxy exits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 197.237.179.0/24 | 12 | 75 | |
| 197.237.178.0/24 | 7 | 79 |
Proxy providers listing exits
- 2Captcha
- 711Proxy
- 911Proxy
- 9Proxy
- Ake.net
- AnyIP
- B2Proxy
- BestProxy
- BirdProxies
- BlurPath
- BottingTools
- Bright Data
- BuyingProxy
- ByteProxies
- Byteful
- CatProxies
- CliProxy
- ColaProxy
- CoreProxy
- DataImpulse
- Datarama
- Decodo
- EVOPROXY
- EZProxies
- EnigmaProxy
- Evomi
- FastProxy
- FlashProxy
- FloppyData
- GSocks
- Geonix
- Geonode
- GhostConnect
- GloryCloud
- GoProxies
- GonzoProxy
- IPFly
- IPPeak
- IPRoyal
- Infatica
- InfiniteProxies
- KindProxy
- Kookey
- LemonBright
- LemonLabs
- LemonPrime
- LudaxProxy
- MangoProxy
- Maskify
- MoMoProxy
- NSocks
- NextProxy
- NiuProxy
- NodeProxy
- NovProxy
- NovaProxy
- Novada
- Oxylabs
- PSBProxy
- PrivateByte
- Proxio
- Proxiware
- Proxmint
- Proxy-Cheap
- Proxy-Seller
- Proxy4U
- ProxyEmpire
- ProxyGeo
- ProxyRack
- ProxyWing
- Proxyma
- PuraRoute
- Q2IP
- RH7Proxy
- RainProxy
- RapidProxy
- RoamProxy
- RolaProxy
- Shifter
- Smartproxy
- StrikeProxy
- SwiftProxy
- TalorData
- Thordata
- ThunderProxy
- VProxy
- VantageProxies
- VitalData
- VitalExclusive
- VitalProxy
- Webshare
- YumiProxy
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Proxy exits | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 197.237.176.0/22 since Sep 28, 2026 | AS15399 | Residential | 330 40 always on | Wananchi Group (Kenya) Limited | |
| 197.237.176.0/21 since Sep 28, 2026 | AS15399 | Residential | 651 70 always on | Wananchi Group (Kenya) Limited | |
| 197.237.176.0/20 since Sep 28, 2026 | AS15399 | Residential | 1,335 112 always on | Wananchi Group (Kenya) Limited | |
| 197.237.160.0/19 since Sep 28, 2026 | AS15399 | Residential | 1,999 160 always on | Wananchi Group (Kenya) Limited | |
| 197.237.128.0/18 since Sep 28, 2026 | AS15399 | Residential | 3,273 242 always on | Wananchi Group (Kenya) Limited | |
| 197.237.128.0/17 since Sep 28, 2026 | AS15399 | Residential | 6,182 458 always on | Wananchi Group (Kenya) Limited | |
| 197.237.0.0/16 since Jul 2011 | AS15399 | Residential | 10,970 849 always on | Wananchi Group (Kenya) Limited |
More specific
Announcements inside
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Proxy exits | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 197.237.178.0/24 since May 2021 | AS15399 | Residential | 79 7 always on | Wananchi Group (Kenya) Limited | |
| 197.237.179.0/24 since May 2021 | AS15399 | Residential | 75 12 always on | Wananchi Group (Kenya) Limited |
Registrations in this block
The registry's network records over the announcement: those covering it, widest first, then every record inside it, under its parent.
| Range | Addresses | Netname | Holder | Type | Created | Abuse contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 197.237.0.0/16 | 65,536 | Wananchi-20101209 | Wananchi Group (Kenya) Limited (ORG-WOL1-AFRINIC) · KE | ALLOCATED PA | — | — |
| └ 197.237.178.0/23 | 512 | ZUKU-GPON | Wananchi Group Kenya | ASSIGNED PA | — | — |
Network & registry
Registry
Holder
- Organization
- Wananchi Group (Kenya) Limited
- Handle
- ORG-WOL1-AFRINIC
- Range
- 197.
237. 0. 0/ 16 - Registration type
- ALLOCATED PA
Origin network
AS15399
KE
- Name
- Wananchi Group (Kenya) Limited
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- Sep 19, 2007
- Domain
- wananchi.com
- Website
- www.wananchi.com
- Industry
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
Routing timeline
Covering aggregate above, the prefix's own history below
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- May 2014
- Current origin since
- Sep 28, 2026 · 1 mo
- Origin networks
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 197.237.0.0/16 | AS15399 | /24 | AFRINIC | RPKI valid |
| 197.237.0.0/16 | AS15399 | /23 | AFRINIC | RPKI valid |
| 197.237.0.0/16 | AS15399 | /22 | AFRINIC | Too specific |
| 197.237.0.0/16 | AS15399 | /21 | AFRINIC | Too specific |
| 197.237.0.0/16 | AS15399 | /20 | AFRINIC | Too specific |
| 197.237.0.0/16 | AS15399 | /19 | AFRINIC | Too specific |
| 197.237.0.0/16 | AS15399 | /18 | AFRINIC | Too specific |
| 197.237.0.0/16 | AS15399 | /17 | AFRINIC | Too specific |
| 197.237.0.0/16 | AS15399 | /16 | AFRINIC | Too specific |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 197.
237. 178. 0/ 23 - Netname
- ZUKU-GPON
- Registrant
- Wananchi Group Kenya
- Registrant country
- KE
- Organization
- Wananchi Group Kenya
- Org country
- KE
- Type
- ASSIGNED PA
- Parent
- 197.
237. 0. 0 - 197. 237. 255. 255 - Created
- Not stated by the registry
- Maintainer
- WOL-MNT
- RIR
- AFRINIC
- Country
- KE
- Delegated
- Dec 9, 2010
- Status
- assigned