Nairobi, July 7 -- Satellite Internet firm Starlink has suspended new customer sign-ups in seven counties including Nairobi, Kiambu, Mombasa, and Machakos after surging demand exhausted available network capacity, signalling mounting pressure on its rapidly expanding connectivity service.

Others with overstretched capacity include Murang'a, Kirinyaga and Kwale counties.

A Business Daily spot check on the Elon Musk-owned company's website on Tuesday showed prospective residential customers in the seven counties can no longer place orders and are instead redirected to a waiting list.

The restrictions point to growing demand for Starlink's satellite broadband less than three years after its Kenyan launch, underscoring the pace at which th...