Kenya travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers
Before you visit Kenya: travel advice level, plug type G, 240V, emergency 112, currency KES.
Travel advice (UK FCDO)
Avoid all travel to parts Updated 2026-11-06
Latest change (original, English)
FCDO now advises against all but essential travel to Moyale Town and up to 5km around it, including to the border with Ethiopia. Updated information about the Kenya-Ethiopia border ('Warnings and insurance' and 'Regional risks' pages).
FCDO now advises against all but essential travel to Moyale Town and up to 5km around it, including to the border with Ethiopia. Updated information about the Kenya-Ethiopia border ('Warnings and insurance' and 'Regional risks' pages).
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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.
CapitalNairobi
CurrencyKES
LanguagesSwahili, English
Calling code+254
Emergency numbers112 · 999
Plug typesType G
Voltage240 V
Driving sideLeft
Population48M