The Kenyan passport has been ranked 6th strongest in Africa and 67th globally, together with Malawi, according to the latest data compiled by the Henley Passport Index.

The Seychelles passport is the most powerful on the continent at number 26, followed by Mauritius (30), South Africa (53), Namibia, and Lesotho at 65, as well as Eswatini (66).

The strongest passports include those of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain, whose citizens can travel to 194 countries globally without the need to apply for visas.

This comes at a time when Kenyan passport holders can travel to 76 countries globally visa-free, indicating its growing prominence worldwide.