All travelers arriving into Kenya through any point of entry must have a certificate of Covid-19 vaccination, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has said.
In a statement, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said these regulations apply to all with an exemption of travelers with medical conditions precluding vaccination.
The Authority said such persons shall be required to provide a letter from a recognized medical practitioner detailing the medical reason precluding vaccination.
Travelers who have recovered from an active Covid-19 infection or received convalescent plasma in the preceding 90 days are also exempted from the directive.
"Such persons shall be required to provide a letter from a recognized medical practitioner showing that the person may have recovered from an active infection in the preceding 90 days," KCAA said.
KCAA has also exempted returning unvaccinated Kenyans who have difficulty accessing vaccines in their current country of residence.
The body said such persons must be prepared to be vaccinated immediately upon arrival and must register for vaccination on the Chanjo-Ke platform before departure.
Proof of registration shall be required before entry into the country.
All travelers coming to Kenya who are fully vaccinated shall be exempt from the requirement of a PCR test.
All eligible unvaccinated travelers arriving at any port of entry into Kenya must be in possession of a valid Covid-19 negative PCR test certificate conducted within 72 hours before departure regardless of the route of entry.
Children below the age of five years are exempted from this requirement.
For the unvaccinated travelers arriving at any point of entry, shall be subjected to a rapid antigen test at their own cost of Sh3,000.
Any person who tests positive on antigen RDT will be subjected to PCR test at their own further cost of Sh5,000 and self-isolate.
Travelers below the age of five years are exempted from this testing requirement.
KCAA further added that there will be no paper verification of Covid-19 test results and vaccination certificates upon arrival in Kenya.
"Airlines should ensure that all travelers have uploaded both documents into global haven before boarding via www.globalhaven.org."
Operating crew are exempt from the Covid-19 test when on a layover between flights.
"They must adhere to Covid-19 protocols from airport to hotel/residence and back to the airport," KCAA said.
All travelers arriving at any port of entry into Kenya will be required to fill out the passenger locator form on the ‘jitenge’ platform.
Airlines are advised to allow passengers on board to use paper passenger locator forms whenever the “jitenge” platform may be down.
Port health officers shall clear passengers upon arrival in Kenya.
"Passengers travelling out of Kenya will be required to abide by the particular travel, health and COVID-19 related requirements of the destination country," KCAA said.
Pre-departure testing may be considered at the discretion of any of the airlines departing from or terminating in Kenya.
