The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has received the
new guidelines from the Ministry of Health, which has, among other things,
lifted the requirement to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination or PCR tests
for international travel.
Like most countries, the rate of Covid-19 infection has been
reducing in Kenya over the past few months from a weekly average of of 2.5 per
cent in mid-January 2023 to a weekly average of 0.5 per cent at the end of
April.
In the guidelines communicated to KCAA, the Ministry of
Health recommended that with effect from 3rd May 2023: all travelers arriving
into the country through any point of entry shall no longer be required to show
proof of either COVID-19 vaccination or a pre-departure COVID-19 test.
Further only travelers arriving at any port of entry into
Kenya with flu-like symptoms will be expected to fill the passenger locator
form on the 'Jitenge' platform and will also be required to take a COVID-19
antigen test upon arrival at their own cost.
Those who turn positive for Antigen testing will be required to take a further COVID-19 PCR test at their own cost.
Isolation procedure
Travelers with severe symptoms shall thereafter be allowed
isolate as per the prevailing isolation requirements for mild, moderate and
sever disease.
Truck drivers entering the country shall no longer be
required to have proof of COVID19 PCR test or COVID-19 vaccination at the
points of entry.
Persons traveling out of the country will be required to
abide by the particular travel, health and COVID-19 related requirements of the
destination country.
Under the new regulations, predeparture PCR testing may be
considered at the discretion of any of the airlines departing from or
terminating in Kenya.
KCAA sees these new regulations as a positive development
that will spur aviation growth localy, regionally and internationaly.
Covid-19 had caused devastating effects to aviation,
crippling the industry for two years when the pandemic was soaring.
However, the aviation industry survived this crisis and has
now bounced back, with airlines resuming full operations.
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