The challenge is that the rural and urban areas have different technological infrastructure, education, and understanding of computers. There will continue to be a disparity that needs to be designed around if family members are to easily communicate between rural and urban areas. Currently, mobile phones support this because they are simple to use. Yet as technology advances, in particular in the cities, designs may move away from mobile phones to other devices such as computers. This could easily create a new challenge for family communication in Kenya. Even though the family communication routines we uncovered in our study were specifically tied to mobile phones, it is likely that existing practices (e.g., a focus on economic support) will stay consistent as new technologies are introduced and developed in Kenya. This is because they are culturally specific and reflect the ways in which Kenyans need to communicate when separated by distance. This creates a challenge where researchers and designers of technologies will need to understand how to translate the cultural practices of Kenyans to the next wave of technological advancements to continue to create technologies that are uniquely Kenyan and balance disparities in education levels, income, electricity, and connectivity.