Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Kenya We advise caution when travelling to Kenya. We detected travel advisories from 8 sources for this specific country.
Kenya shares a land border with 5 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Kenya), the Advisory Index is 3.8 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Somalia (5), Sudan (4.7), Ethiopia (3.5), Uganda with 3.5 and Tanzania with 3 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Kenya. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Kenya.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Kenya.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Kenya from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.1 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution elsewhere in Kenya due to the threat of terrorism and violent crime (level 2 of 4).
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Kenya.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: If you are planning international travel at this time, please read our COVID-19 related travel advice here, alongside our destination specific travel advice below.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Kenya.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Avoid non-essential travel to Lamu county, coastal areas of Tana River and Kilifi counties north of Malindi due to the threat from terrorism and violent crime (level 3 of 4). Avoid non-essential travel to the Eastleigh and Kibera neighbourhoods of Nairobi due to the threat from terrorism and violent crime (level 3 of 4).
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Kenya.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Do not travel to areas bordering Somalia due to the significant threat of terrorism, kidnapping and cross-border attacks. This includes Garissa county, Mandera county and Wajir County (Level 4 of 4). Do not travel to the border areas with Ethiopia and South Sudan. Cross-border kidnapping and armed banditry make these border areas extremely unsafe. (Level 4 of 4).
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Exercise increased caution in Kenya due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, and kidnapping. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do Not Travel to: Kenya-Somalia border counties and some coastal areas, due to terrorism and kidnapping. Areas of Turkana County, due to ...
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel to certain areas
Source: http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/travel_en.html
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta särskild försiktighet - Undvik att resa i närheten av gränsen mot Somalia i nordöstra Kenya och till kusten i norr. Rekommendationen är att undvika resor som inte är absolut nödvändiga till öarna Lamu och Manda. Till Nairobis slum kan man inte bege sig utan särskilda säkerhetsåtgärder eller med en pålitlig researrangör. Risk för terrorism ...
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Kenya.
Issued by: Finnish government
Coverage: Lamu
Info: Undvik icke nödvändiga resor
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Kenya. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Kenya changed from 3.2 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Kenya to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Kenya changed from 3.1 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Kenya to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Kenya changed from 3.0 to 3.1. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Kenya to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Kenya changed from 2.9 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Kenya to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Kenya changed from 2.8 to 2.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Kenya with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Kenya changed from 2.6 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Kenya to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Kenya changed from 2.7 to 2.6. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Kenya with a rating of 2.0.
The total rating for Kenya changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Kenya with a rating of 3.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Kenya with a rating of 2.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Kenya with a rating of 2.0.
The Cypriot government issued a new warning for Kenya with a rating of 3.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Kenya with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Kenya with a rating of 3.0.
The Danish government issued a new warning for Kenya with a rating of 3.0.
Kenya with its capital Nairobi is a country in Africa (Eastern Africa), slightly more than twice the size of Nevada (582,650 km²). The country is located Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania. The climate can be described as varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior. The landscape is low plains rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau in west. With a population of about 37.95 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Nairobi |
| Population | about 37.95 million |
| Size | 582.650 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly more than twice the size of Nevada |
| Common languages | English, Swahili |
| Currency | Shilling (short: KES) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 240V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +254 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .ke |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | KE |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | KEN |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 404 |
These are problems Kenya is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Kenya. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Kenya.
Export products
Import products
Kenya is currently rated at 3,1 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 8 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Kenya.
Visiting the country Kenya is usually fine. The score is at 3,1 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 8 individual sources for Kenya.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Kenya. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Kenya.
Kenya has a size of 582,650 km² or 224,962 mi² which is slightly more than twice the size of Nevada.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Kenya and bordering countries.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Somalia (5.0)
Sudan (4.7)
Ethiopia (3.5)
Uganda (3.5)
Tanzania (3.0)
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