In January of this year, Kenya began allowing travelers worldwide to enter the country without requiring a visa. President William Ruto announced in December of the previous year that all tourists would be exempt from visas starting in early 2024.
Although the decision to open Kenya’s borders to visitors from all over the world may help boost the growth of the country’s tourism industry, a major problem is that the visa-free policy negatively impacts the sector and the economy instead of promoting it.
Last year, during the 60th Jamhuri Day celebrations in Nairobi, President Ruto announced that obtaining a visa to enter Kenya was no longer necessary. This decision to make Kenya visa-free and open the borders to global citizens came after another proclamation by the president in Congo-Brazzaville in October of the same year.
In his speech announcing this latest historic move, President Ruto said: “As the President of…
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