Update on Kenya’s demand for mandatory health insurance for foreign visitors

 

(Posted 08th August 2026)

 

Kenya’s  Ministry of Health has issued a clarification on the Gazette Notice No. 11492 on Travel Health Insurance Benefit Limits about the legal basis and implementation of the travel health insurance applicable to non-Kenyan travellers entering Kenya.

 

The statement, as shown below, is self explanatory.

 

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