News and Updates – Page 6 – Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Algeria

March 7, 2021

Household Goods and Personal Effects for Returning Residents

Personnel arriving for a new contract into the country are exempted from paying taxes on their personal effects/household goods and one motor vehicle under part A paragraph 4 of the 5th Schedule of the East Africa Community Customs Management Act 2004, provided that the contract is for a term not less than two years. The paragraph provides for the conditions and limitations for such importation. Used household goods and personal effects are duty exempt provided goods have been owned and...

March 4, 2021

President Uhuru Kenyatta asks foreign diplomats serving in Kenya to continue partnering with the Government in advancing shared global aspirations.

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY HON. UHURU KENYATTA, C.G.H, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCES DURING THE ANNUAL PRESIDENTIAL BRIEFING TO THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON THURSDAY, 4th MARCH 2021 AT STATE HOUSE, NAIROBI Your Excellency Ambassador Beyene Russom, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Excellencies Regional Deans, Excellencies, Ambassadors and High Commissioners, Excellency, Head of the United Nations Office in Nairobi, Heads of Missions and International Organizations, Ladies and Gentlemen. Good morning! I take this opportunity...

February 4, 2021

Deadline Extension for Migration to Second Generation e-Passport

The government has extended the deadline for migrating to the e-passport by another 10 months due to disruptions arising from the Covid-19 pandemic.

January 15, 2021

Ministerial visit to Kenya

On Friday 15th January, 2021 Mr. Sabri Boukadoum Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Peoples Republic of Algeria was received by His Excellency UHURU KENYATTA, President of the Republic of Kenya. They had fruitful discussions covering a number of issues of common interest to further enhance bilateral cooperation. The Minister hailed Kenya’s constructive role in promoting peace and stability in the region, praising its valuable efforts and sacrifices in combating terrorism and violent extremism, stressing that the success of Kenya...

January 10, 2021

Africa Union Trusted Travel (TT) code is mandatory for travelers leaving Kenya

The Ministry of Health in collaboration with Africa CDC and African Union with the technical support of panaBIOS (www.panabios.org) is implementing an online trustworthy and safe systems for travelers across Africa through the deployment of technology called Trusted Travel to strengthen the Ministry’s ability to verify, authenticate and validate test results and vaccination certificates for diseases of International public health concern such as COVID-19. Passengers departing from Kenya are advised to visit authorized laboratories to take COVID-19 RT PCR test...

January 1, 2021

Visa Automation

As part of Kenya’s government policy on digitization of payment and service delivery, Visa application will be fully automated Effective 1st January 2021. The e-visa can be obtained through www.evisa.go.ke portal.

December 12, 2020

Ambassador’s statement on the 57th anniversary of Kenya’s independence day on 12th December 2020

Today is the fifty seventh anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Kenya, a day popularly and fondly known as Jamhuri Day. Jamhuri Day also called Independence Day, is the most important national holiday in Kenya and is observed on December 12. The day takes its name from the Swahili word Jamhuri which means ‘republic”. December 12 is the date when Kenya obtained its independence from Britain in 1963. The day also formally marks the date of the country’s admittance in 1964...