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Kenya
Capital · Nairobi
The Maasai Mara migration — safari capital of the world.
The essentials
Kenya at a glance
- Capital
- Nairobi
- Region
- East Africa · Indian Ocean
- Currency
- Kenyan shilling (KES)
- Languages
- Swahili · English
- Dialling code
- +254
- Status
- Sovereign African nation
Plan around it
National days & key dates in Kenya
The dates the diaspora marks abroad — independence, liberation and the festivals that fill a rented hall in Bangkok or Guangzhou every year.
Dec 12Jamhuri DayIndependence, 1963
Jun 1Madaraka DaySelf-rule, 1963
Oct 20Mashujaa DayHeroes' day
Across the ocean
Where Kenya people gather in Asia
These are the Asian hubs with the largest and longest-established African communities. Every one has a free country group and a live channel in the Hub.
🇹🇭ThailandBangkok — Sukhumvit Soi 3, the original Little Africa
🇨🇳ChinaGuangzhou & Yiwu — the trade corridor
🇯🇵JapanTokyo & Yokohama — students, athletes and engineers
🇮🇳IndiaDelhi, Bangalore & Pune — university towns
🇲🇾MalaysiaKuala Lumpur — study and business visas
🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesDubai — the aviation and re-export hub
Before you fly
Travelling on a Kenya passport
Asian entry rules are not uniform across Africa. Some destinations are visa-free or visa-on-arrival for this passport; others need an e-visa or a full embassy application with proof of funds and a return ticket.
Open the Passport Index →Never land alone
Find your people first
Post in the Kenya channel before you book. Someone from home is already in the city you are moving to — and they will tell you what the agent will not.
Open the Kenya channel →Keep exploring