# AI tells someone in Kenya to call 911 in an emergency

- **ID:** `emergency/999-or-112`
- **Domain:** emergency
- **Category:** wrong_emergency_number
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 92%

## Root Cause

Kenya does not use 911. Dial 999 or 112 for emergencies; both reach police and can coordinate fire and ambulance. Ambulance provision varies, so save local hospital or private ambulance numbers too.

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| any | active | — | — |

## Workarounds

1. **Use Kenya's real emergency numbers.** (96% success)
   ```
   Police / emergencies: 999 or 112.
   ```
2. **Save a local private/Red Cross ambulance number alongside 999/112, especially outside Nairobi.** (80% success)
   ```
   Keep the nearest hospital and a private ambulance number handy in addition to 999/112.
   ```

## Dead Ends

- **Dial 911 in Kenya expecting to reach emergency services** — 911 is not the emergency number in Kenya. 999 and 112 reach emergency services. A 911 call does not connect to local police, fire, or ambulance. (95% fail)
- **Rely on a single fast government ambulance number nationwide** — Ambulance response in Kenya often comes from private or NGO services (St John, Red Cross); 999/112 routes police and coordinates, but having a local ambulance number is safer. (45% fail)