🇰🇪 Kenya

Eastern AfricaCapital NairobiKESEnglish, Swahili
Advisory
Level 2
Exercise increased caution · State Dept ↗
Weather
74°F / 24°C
Mainly clear · H 77° L 60°
Currency
KES
129 per $1
Entry
Requirements
Standing intel: weather, currency & advisory · updated May 28, 2026

What’s moving in Kenya

11 stories · last 90 days
This week
Safari & Africa

South Africa and Kenya sign four bilateral agreements including tourism and migration

South Africa and Kenya have signed four bilateral agreements covering trade, tourism, migration, and security. For advisors, the tourism and migration protocols…

Jun 7
Safari & Africa

Solo Travellers Are the Only Growing Luxury Segment — Up 16% in 2026

Go2Africa's 2026 booking data identifies solo travel as the sole demographic posting year-on-year growth (+16%), while families, couples, and groups all…

Jun 6
Safari & Africa

Kenya–SA Visa-Free Deal Hits Record 58,376 Arrivals; New MOUs Signed

The clearest evidence in today's brief that border liberalisation works: Kenyan arrivals into South Africa since the November 2022 reciprocal 90-day visa-free…

Jun 5
This month
Safari & Africa

Bundibugyo Ebola: UAE Warning, Uganda Health Forms, Kenya Court Block on Quarantine Facility

The Bundibugyo Ebola strain — no approved vaccine, confirmed case fatality rates of 30–50% — has crossed from DRC into Uganda, with WHO reporting 906 suspected…

May 31
Safari & Africa

WHO Declares Bundibugyo Ebola a PHEIC; Uganda's Health Declaration Portal Now Mandatory for All Arrivals

The WHO has declared the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola — no licensed vaccine, 30–50% case fatality rate — a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, with…

May 30
Safari & Africa

Visa Map Updated: Uganda Joins East Africa Tourist Visa; Ghana Launches e-Portal at $260 for Non-Africans

Uganda's formal accession to the East Africa Tourist Visa enables single-document Kenya–Rwanda–Uganda packages — Maasai Mara, Volcanoes National Park and Bwindi…

May 30
Safari & Africa

Uganda Joins East Africa Tourist Visa; Ebola Active in Uganda and DRC — Gorilla Circuit Advisories Required

Uganda has formally joined Kenya and Rwanda in the East Africa Tourist Visa scheme, eliminating the standalone Uganda visa and lowering the documentation…

May 29
Safari & Africa

Industrial Discharge Enters Nairobi National Park — Transit Add-On Status Under Watch

Kenya Wildlife Service has confirmed an active investigation into abnormal discharge flowing into Nairobi National Park through the Mlolongo drainage corridor,…

May 20
Safari & Africa

Nairobi National Park: unresolved industrial contamination, wildlife access uncertain

KWS officers observed abnormal foamy, discoloured water entering Nairobi National Park through the Mlolongo drainage corridor from adjacent industrial zones at…

May 19
Safari & Africa

Nairobi National Park: Chemical Contamination in Mlolongo Corridor — Investigation Ongoing

Kenya Wildlife Service confirmed foamy, discoloured effluent entering Nairobi National Park through the Mlolongo drainage corridor in late April, feeding into…

May 18
Safari & Africa

East Africa Supply: Airlink Opens Cape Town–Zanzibar; &Beyond Halves Mara Capacity

Two East Africa supply changes with opposite implications. Airlink’s first-ever Cape Town–Zanzibar nonstop launches Saturday October 3 on the new E195-E2 (124…

May 18
Developments from the last 90 days · Standing intel from REST Countries, Open-Meteo, Exchange Rate API & the U.S. State Department