This archive report was first published on 30 June 2020.
As the European Union prepares to reopen its external border on Wednesday, Kenya is among countries whose citizens will not be allowed to enter EU countries.
According to Euronews, EU officials failed to agree on a common list of countries that would be banned from entering the block, but managed to create a list of countries with a better epidemiological situation, the citizens of which will be able to enter Europe by the end of next week.
On June 11, the European Commission presented its recommendation on the reopening of internal Schengen borders on June 15, so that Europeans can travel within the borderless area freely.
However, countries like the United States, Brazil, and Russia have also been excluded from the list, along with Kenya.
Only Uganda and Rwanda have been listed among the East African Countries.
EU officials have been quick to point out that decisions on who can and cannot enter the bloc are not political, but based on science that allows member states to keep their citizens safe.
On Monday, Kenya's Covid-19 cases climbed to 6,190 as the global count surpassed the 10 million mark.
