Kenya
Travel restrictions
Domestic air travel resumed on July 15th under Ministry of Health and Transport guidelines. International flights resumed on August 1st.
As of August 1st, the Kenyan Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works announced that 18 countries (Canada, South Korea, Namibia, Uganda, China, Rwanda, Morocco, Japan, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Switzerland, The United States of America, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Qatar, United Arab Emirates & Italy) will be exempt from quarantine upon arrival if the following conditions are met:
- The passenger does not have a body temperature above 37.5°C (99.5°F);
- The passenger does not have a persistent cough, difficulty breathing or other flu-like symptoms;
- The passenger has a negative PCR-based COVID-19 test conducted within 96 hours before travel.
Please, note that U.S. citizen travelers coming from California, Florida and Texas as well as travellers coming from countries not listed above will not be exempt and will be required to quarantine upon arrival for 14 days, at a Government-designated facility.
As of January 11th, 2021, outgoing travelers must obtain a negative COVID-19 certificate in accordance with the trusted Traveler (TT) Initiative (www.africacdc.org/trusted-travel) and the PanaBios system (www.panabios.org).
Please note that all who enter the airport terminal may be subject to temperature checks. If a passenger is confirmed to have a fever, he/she will not be allowed to board their flight. Those with an elevated body temperature shall be referred for secondary assessment by Port Health staff who will handle the passenger in accordance with public health guidelines.
Please be advised that effective January 1st, 2021, all passengers are required to apply and obtain an e-visa before boarding an aircraft.
Measures taken by the government
On September 28th the Government of Kenya directed that large gatherings, meetings, conferences and political events over 15 people remain suspended.
There is a nightly curfew from 10pm to 4am in effect until January 3rd 2021. Those violating the curfew may be arrested and put in mandatory quarantine for 14 days at their own expense.
Emergency number (related to COVID-19) while visiting the country
Report any suspected cases to the Kenya Ministry of Health hotline numbers: 0800721316, 0732353535, 0729471414
Source:
US Embassy in Kenya https://ke.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/
Published on January 9th (checked on January 20th)
Kenyan Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works https://kcaa.or.ke/sites/default/files/docs/covid_19/Min-of-Transport-33x3-1-8-20.pdf
Published on August 1st
For more information please visit our COVID-19 Updates page at https://www.hiddentrails.com/article/covid19update.aspx