Can I use my iphone from India when I am in Nairobi, Kenya?

Guys,
I am planning on buying an iPhone, as much as the prospect excites me I have to rethink my decission as I need to travel to Nairobi for a project and will be stationed there for over a year. So wanted to know if this phone if bought here would work there or I need to make some software changes before I leave?

I brought three iphones from stores in usa at full prices, 3gs phones 65 gb and came to india with it. how ever none of the carriers, vodaphone or airtel has a policy to accept the phones and to provide sim cards or connection or unlock the phone. Apple can easily obtain imei number and should unlock the iphone if its used in india and if its not on An ATNT Contract. Why is apple not doing it, i fail to understand. the iphone should be treated just like the ipodtouch or the ipad if the full price has been paid for it. One can understand if one is on a contract and gets the iphone at a discounted rate. Apple is losing heavily, and the other easy way out is to jailbreak and let me assure everyone, one can jailbreak the phone in five minutes flat, and it works fine, so why would apple not want to plug this and let consumers have an unlocked phone, that will kill the jailbreak market totally and push apple sales.

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