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Guests to Kenya from the world over will not require a visa from January, President William Ruto mentioned on December 12.
Ruto mentioned his authorities had developed a digital platform to make sure all guests would obtain an digital journey authorisation upfront, as an alternative of needing to use for a visa.
“It shall not be essential for any individual from any nook of the globe to hold the burden of making use of for a visa to come back to Kenya,” he mentioned in a speech within the capital Nairobi at an occasion to mark 60 years of independence from Britain.
Ruto has lengthy advocated for visa-free journey throughout the African continent.
At a convention within the Republic of Congo in October he mentioned folks from African international locations wouldn’t require a visa to go to Kenya by the tip of 2023.
The tourism trade performs an important function in Kenya’s economic system, providing seaside holidays alongside its Indian Ocean shoreline and wildlife safaris inland.
“Kenya has a easy message to humanity: Welcome House!” he mentioned.