President William Ruto has announced that Kenya is considering abolishing visa requirements for all foreign nationals.
Addressing Africa Climate Summit delegates at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi on Monday, Ruto termed it unfair to require visas from “anybody coming home.”
“We are having a conversation as Kenyans that in a few months, we are seriously considering abolishing any visa requirements because it is unfair to ask anybody coming home for a visa,” he said.
Kenya has removed visa requirements for its citizens traveling to Indonesia. After holding bilateral conversations with the leader of the Southeast Asian nation, Joko Widodo, on August 21, Ruto declared that Kenya has removed the visa requirements for those having Indonesian passports.
Indonesia now shares a recent visa-free deal with Kenya, Senegal, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. By the end of the year, Comoros is also expected to start a similar deal with Kenya.
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Up to Wednesday, the inaugural Africa Climate Summit will focus on "Driving Green Growth and Climate Finance Solutions for Africa and the World."
The African Union Commission organized the convention in collaboration with Kenya and will give African nations a chance to develop specific plans, design corresponding resources and investments, push for changes in the global financial system, share knowledge and workable solutions, and update Africa's development and climate vision.
Over 20 current and former heads of state are among the 30,000 delegates in Nairobi for the summit.
