Ruto moves to abolish VISA requirement for any visitor traveling to Kenya
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President William Ruto says Kenya is considering abolishing visa requirements for visitors traveling to the country
President William Ruto says Kenya is considering abolishing visa requirements for visitors traveling to the country.
Speaking during the Africa Climate Summit currently taking place at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), the head of state said it was unfair to ask visitors for Visas when coming home.
“We are having a conversation as Kenyans because it is unfair to ask anybody coming home for visas,” he said.
Ruto has been at the forefront of urging African countries to scrap visa requirements for their African citizens permanently.
Recently the president scrapped the visa requirements for Indonesian nationals moving to the country.
Ruto had already scrapped visa requirements for Senegale and Comoros nationals arguing that it would spur trade between the countries.
Kenya and Djibouti lobbied for a visa-free policy in June to promote trade between the two nations.
In February this year, Eritrea and Kenya agreed to permanently scrap visa requirements for their citizens.
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Last week, Kenya removed visa requirements for Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) nationals.
Immigration and Citizen Services Director General Evelyn Cheluget said in a circular that the waiver is in compliance with “the East Africa Community (EAC) regulations on free movement of persons within the member states.”
Also, Kenyans holding ordinary passports were granted visa-free entry to South Africa, according to a new visa-free regime between the two countries.
The President in November 2022 said the deal had been arrived at, after an intervention by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
While addressing the African Private Sector Dialogue Conference on Free Trade, in May, the President told African delegates that, that might be the last time they will pay for visas to enter Kenya.
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