The Brief

🇰🇪 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
U.S. State Dept ↗
Standing intel: weather, currency & advisory · updated May 28, 2026
UK FCDO advisoryAvoid all travel — parts

FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country

  • Kenya-Somalia border and northern parts of the east coast — Due to the risk of terrorism from groups based in Somalia, FCDO advises against all travel to: Mandera County Tarbaj and Wajir East constituencies in Wajir…
as of Jun 10, 2026Source: UK FCDO ↗

What’s moving in Kenya

75 stories · last 90 days
The Latest
Safari & Africa

Kenya Makes $50,000 Insurance Mandatory Right as Migration Season Peaks

Kenya has made $50,000 minimum health insurance mandatory for all foreign visitors, arriving just as Great Migration season peaks in the Masai Mara. The policy…

Aug 26
Safari & Africa

Amboseli Elephant Poisoning Triggers Criminal Investigation

Kenyan authorities have detained four suspects after 18 elephants died in the Amboseli ecosystem, with investigators pointing to cyanide-laced produce rather…

Aug 25
Safari & Africa

Cyanide suspected in 18 Amboseli elephant deaths; four arrested

Kenya Wildlife Service investigators believe a herd died after eating tomatoes contaminated with pesticide near Kimana, a farming area that sits directly in the…

Aug 24
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This month
Amboseli: cyanide suspected in 18 elephant deaths, four heldAug 23
Kenya locks in mandatory travel insurance, but the fine print is still missingAug 22
Cyanide suspected in deaths of 18 Amboseli elephants; four detainedAug 22
Fresh Private-Use Inventory Lands in the Mara and the DeltaAug 20
Charter Crash Near Loisaba Kills Seven, Including &Beyond Excursion GuestsAug 20
G Adventures Grows Nat Geo Line to 67 Trips, Leans Into Rwanda and KenyaAug 19
Conservation coalition takes three named Mara camps to courtAug 16
Kenya makes $50,000 travel insurance mandatory for every visitorAug 15
Maasai Mara development fight names Ritz-Carlton, Sala's CampAug 15
Kenya makes $50,000 travel insurance mandatoryAug 14
Kenya moves toward compulsory $50,000 travel insuranceAug 13
Kenya Adds a $50,000 Insurance Line to Every Safari QuoteAug 12
Two new compliance layers land in safari quotesAug 9
Kenya's $50,000 insurance mandate adds a real line item to every quoteAug 8
Earlier
Cyanide confirmed in Amboseli's elephant deaths — 15 dead since late JuneAug 6
Cyanide Confirmed in Amboseli's Elephant DeathsAug 5
Kenya Adds an Insurance Mandate as Visa Demand Jumps 20%Aug 4
Kenya-origin visa demand up 20% — and so is the fraud around itAug 3
Intrepid licenses Kenya reforestation site for 2027 itinerariesAug 1
Lake Nakuru's Flamingo Show Is FadingJul 30
Migration peaks on the Mara as Liuwa locks in another 25 yearsJul 30
Lake Nakuru's Flamingos Are Moving On as Kenya's Waters ChangeJul 29
Kenya leans on charter growth to chase 5 million visitorsJul 29
Kenya probes toxin as 15 elephants die around AmboseliJul 29
East and West African operators plan joint AFCON 2027 packagesJul 27
Developments from the last 90 days · Standing intel from REST Countries, Open-Meteo, Exchange Rate API & the U.S. State Department