Quarantine:
Quarantine requirement at government designated site- subject to category.
A random antigen test may be taken by port health officers on entry, depending on risk evaluation of the country of origin. Any person who tests positive will be directed to isolate at home (for Kenyan residents) or in a Ministry of Health designated facility (for non-Kenyan residents) for 10 days, at their own cost
• All passengers displaying flu-like symptoms on arrival, or who develop symptoms of COVID-19 within 14 days of arrival, may be placed into quarantine at home or at a government facility, at their own cost
• Any passengers testing positive will be required to take a PCR test and isolated awaiting results. If the PCR is positive, passengers will need to isolate for 10 days at Government of Kenya approved isolation facilities at their own cost, with a repeat PCR test on day 7
• From 2 December, travellers arriving from or transiting through South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Ghana and Nigeria within the previous 14 days will undergo a free rapid antigen test on arrival for surveillance purposes
Quarantine requirement at government designated site- subject to category.
All travellers and residents travelling to Kenya via any route who have a valid COVID-19 PCR test, but do not have a valid COVID-19 vaccination certificate, will be subject up to 14 days mandatory quarantine on arrival at a Government of Kenya designated facility at their own cost (List of available Government-designated quarantine facilities: Royal Tulip Hotel (Chaka Road); Waridi Paradise (Hurlingham); Kings Premier (Mlolongo); Violets Serviced Apartments (Jacaranda Nairobi); Institute Leone De Love (Uthiru). All travellers coming to Kenya with a valid COVID-19 vaccination certificate and a COVID-19 negative PCR test and must self-isolate on arrival for 7 days.
For latest information on quarantine and testing requirements please refer to the KCAA website here.