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Outlier in Kenya: Why You Cannot Work on It From Here

By Josephine Njeri · Online jobs hub

Outlier is not open to people working from Kenya. Outlier, run by Scale AI, publishes the countries you may work from. Its guidelines, effective 15 July 2026, list Tanzania, South Africa, Egypt and others, but not Kenya. It also says VPNs are not permitted.

What Outlier is

Outlier describes itself as a platform operated by Scale AI that connects experts with AI companies to provide human feedback on AI models. Work includes writing and rating model answers in your subject. Scale AI also ran Remotasks, which stopped operating in Kenya in March 2024.

The country rule

Outlier's flexible working guidelines list the countries you may work on Outlier from. On 16 October 2026 that list, effective 15 July 2026, included Tanzania, Malawi, Madagascar, Cameroon, South Africa and Egypt in Africa, and not Kenya. Outlier also asks for a valid ID and a mobile number from your country of residence, and says VPNs are not permitted.

So an Outlier account opened from Kenya, or bought from someone in a listed country, breaks Outlier's own rules and can be closed.

If someone offers you an Outlier account

Accounts registered in other countries are sold to Kenyans on social media. You pay up front, you work under another person's ID, and Outlier's identity checks can close the account with your earnings in it. Do not buy one.

Where to look instead

See our AI training jobs guide for the platforms whose rules do not exclude Kenya, starting with micro1.

Frequently asked

Is Outlier available in Kenya?

No. Outlier's working guidelines, effective 15 July 2026, list the countries you may work from, and Kenya is not on the list.

Can I use a VPN for Outlier?

No. Outlier says VPNs are not permitted, and its identity checks require an ID and phone number from your country of residence.

Is Outlier the same as Remotasks?

Both are run by Scale AI. Remotasks stopped operating in Kenya in March 2024; Outlier does not list Kenya.

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