This archive report was first published on 10 May 2021.
As of Monday, the Kenyan government will require all travelers from the UK to present a valid Covid-19 vaccination certificate, a Covid-19 negative PCR test, and self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival.
Additionally, all passenger flights between Kenya and the UK will be suspended, with the suspension to be reviewed by the Kenyan government within four weeks.
According to the government, travelers under the age of 18 will only require a certificate of Covid-19 negative PCR test to enter Kenya.
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has also announced new requirements for travelers from Brunei, Thailand, Kuwait, Czech Republic, and Pakistan, who must present a negative PCR-based Covid-19 test result conducted within 96 hours before travel and not display any flu-like symptoms upon arrival.
These new restrictions come in response to the UK's decision to ban passengers from Kenya, which was announced last month.
Kenya had previously suspended flights between the two countries and banned all flights from the UK in retaliation.
It is worth noting that the UK had proposed implementing rapid testing at airports to weed out fake or invalid travel certificates, but this proposal has yet to be discussed by the Kenyan government.
