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71 countries Kenyans can visit without a visa (Updated 2019)

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Visa Free Countries for Kenyans

Visa Free Countries for Kenyans: Among the successes that the jubilee government can be credited for is opening up the world for Kenyans. Over Kenyatta regime, the Kenyan profile has risen globally and it is small wonder that they are currently more than 6 million Kenyans as of 2018 according to official records. That number has doubled within a span of 4 years as there were only 3 million Kenyans abroad as of 2015.

The Arabian peninsula has the largest chunk of Kenyans at 1 million, with UAE—an Emirati that has threatened to chase away all Kenyans living there after being robbed off 400 million by some rogue Kenyans—hosting more than 50,000 Kenyans.

Last year alone, the 6 million Kenyans sent home a record 197.1 billion in remittances, and to put an icing on the cake, President Kenyatta went on an overdrive to help more Kenyans secure jobs and livelihoods abroad.

READ MORE: US Visa requirements for Kenyans and how to apply

Already there are plans to take 1 million Kenyans to Canada a country that is need of 4.3 immigrants to shore up its aging labour force.

Other plans and steps taken is getting other countries to allow Kenyans visit them without having to apply for Visas.  And when he was inaugurated for his second term, Mr Kenyatta was in his pan-African moods as he allowed all Africans to visit Kenya without Visa’s and passports.

This has made other African countries want to return the favour to Kenya and Kenyans can now roam freely across Africa though not in all African countries.

The numerous foreign trips but the president and other government official seem to have borne fruits as numerous foreign countries have granted Kenya the visa-free-entry status.

As of 2019, the country listed below had granted Kenya visa-free-entry status.

It is important to note that while the official number is 71 countries, the foreign ministry has only provided a list of 48 countries as of may 2019.

Visa Free Countries For Kenyans

  ​​

Country​​

 

Period of Stay

 

1

 

Antigua and Barbuda

 

1 Month

 

2

 

Bahamas​​

 

3 Months

 

3

 

Barbados

 

–

 

4

 

Benin

 

90 Days

 

5

 

Botswana

 

90 Days

 

6

 

Burundi

 

3 Months

 

7

 

Dominica

 

21 Days

 

8

 

Swaziland

 

30 Days​​

 

9

 

Ethiopia

 

1 Year

 

10

 

Fiji

​​

4 Months

 

11

 

Gambia

 

90 Days​​

 

12

 

Ghana

 

–

 

13

 

Grenada

 

–

 

14

 

Haiti

​​

3 Months​​

 

15

 

Indonesia

 

30 Days​​

 

16

 

Jamaica

 

–

 

17

 

Kiribati

 

30 Days​​

 

18

 

Lesotho

 

90 Days​​

 

19

 

Malawi

 

90 Days​​

 

20

 

Malaysia

 

30 Days​​

 

21

 

Mauritius​​

 

90 Days​​

 

22

 

Micronesia

 

30 Days

 

23

 

Namibia

 

90 Days

 

24

 

Panama

 

180 Days​​

 

25

 

Philippines​​

 

30 Days​​

 

26

 

Rwanda

 

6 Months

 

27

 

Saint Kitts and Nevis

 

–

 

28

 

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

 

1 Month

 

29

 

Senegal

 

90 Days​​

 

30

 

Singapore​​ 

 

30 Days​​

 

31

 

Tanzania

 

90 Days​​

 

32

 

Trinidad and Tobago

 

–

 

33

 

Uganda

 

–

 

34

 

Vanuatu

 

30 Days​​

 

35

 

Zambia

 

90 Days​​

 

36

 

Zimbabwe

 

3 Months

 

37

 

Northern Cyprus

 

–

 

38

 

Palestine

 

–

 

39

 

South Ossetia

 
 

40

 

Transnistria

 

–

 

41

 

Hong Kong

 

90 Days​​

 

42

 

Cook Islands

 

31 Days​​

 

43

 

Niue

 

30 Days​​

 

44

 

British Virgin Islands

 

–

 

45

 

Cayman Islands

 

–

 

46

 

Montserrat

 

–

 

47

 

Pitcairn Islands

 

–

 

48

 

Mozambique

 

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