Entering Kenya: Health Screening Declaration

Travel Advisory | 7 November 2026

Kenya Introduces Mandatory Online Health Screening Declaration for Travellers

Travellers visiting Kenya are now required to complete
an online health screening declaration before departure
and present the resulting QR code upon arrival.

This requirement forms part of Kenya’s precautionary
public health surveillance measures introduced in
response to Ebola concerns in the region.

ARP Africa Travel, together with Pollman’s Tours &
Safaris and Ranger Safaris, is advising all travel
partners and agents to ensure that clients are aware
of the requirements before travelling.

What Travellers Must Do

• Complete the online declaration at
  
  https://chat.nphl.go.ke/screen
  .
• Submit the declaration within 24 hours before
  departure for Kenya, not earlier.
• Save the resulting QR code to a mobile phone.
• Carry a printed copy of the QR code as a backup.
• Present the QR code to Port Health officials
  upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International
  Airport in Nairobi or Moi International Airport
  in Mombasa.
• Retain the QR code until departure from Kenya,
  as health screening may also apply when leaving
  the country.

Why Has Kenya Introduced Health Screening?

The measures form part of Kenya’s national response
to Ebola and are supported by the
Public Health (Ebola Disease) Rules, 2026,
gazetted on 12 October 2026 under Legal Notice No. 204.

Under these regulations, travellers entering or
leaving Kenya may be subject to health screening
conducted by Port Health officials.

Travellers are required to provide accurate and
truthful information. Providing false or misleading
information is an offence under Kenya’s Public
Health Act.

These are precautionary surveillance measures.
There are no restrictions on travel, trade or
transport, and Kenya’s airports, ports and
international borders remain open.

What Happens on Arrival in Kenya?

Travellers should expect the following procedures:

• Temperature screening for all arriving passengers.
• Inspection of the completed health declaration
  QR code by Port Health officials.
• Additional assessment may apply to travellers
  who have visited an Ebola-affected country
  within the preceding 21 days.

Travellers arriving without a completed declaration
or QR code may experience delays at Port Health.

Our Airport Guest Services team will assist wherever
possible, but completing the declaration before
departure is the best way to minimise delays
on arrival.

Travelling Onwards to Tanzania or Zanzibar?

Travellers combining Kenya with Tanzania or Zanzibar
should also be aware of additional health declaration
requirements.

Mainland Tanzania

All travellers entering mainland Tanzania must
complete the Traveller’s Health Surveillance Form,
either before departure or on arrival.

This requirement follows Tanzania Ministry of Health
Travel Advisory No. 18, dated 17 October 2026.

The requirement applies at airports, seaports and
land borders, including travellers crossing by road
from Kenya.

Official declaration portal:

https://afyamsafiri.moh.go.tz

Zanzibar

A separate health declaration applies to travellers
arriving from or transiting the Democratic Republic
of the Congo, Uganda or Kenya.

Official Zanzibar health declaration portal:

https://healthtravelznz.mohz.go.tz

Screening and temperature checks may be conducted
at Tanzanian and Zanzibari points of entry.

Reminder: Kenya Travel Health Insurance

The health screening declaration is separate from
Kenya’s mandatory inbound travel health insurance
requirement.

Non-exempt visitors must arrange the required
insurance before travelling.

Insurance may be purchased through the Kenya
electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) application
or via the official insurance portal:

https://insurance.ecitizen.go.ke

Travellers should ensure that both requirements
are completed where applicable.

Important Information for Travel Agents

We ask our travel partners to incorporate these
requirements into their standard pre-departure
communications and final travel documentation.

• Advise all clients travelling to Kenya of the
  mandatory online health declaration.
• Remind travellers to complete the form within
  24 hours before departure.
• Encourage clients to retain both digital and
  printed copies of their QR codes.
• Ensure clients travelling onwards to Tanzania
  or Zanzibar are aware of the additional
  declaration requirements.
• Report any difficulties completing the forms
  or delays encountered at Port Health to
  ARP Africa Travel.

Further Information and Assistance

ARP Africa Travel will continue to monitor
official public health guidance and share
relevant updates with our travel partners.

For questions, unusual circumstances or
press enquiries, please contact the
ARP senior team:

Indie Rai
Email:

[email protected]

Reference information:
Kenya Public Health (Ebola Disease) Rules 2026,
Legal Notice No. 204 of 12 October 2026;
Tanzania Ministry of Health Travel Advisory
No. 18 of 17 October 2026;
Zanzibar Ministry of Health Travel Advisory
of 9 October 2026.

Information based on the ARP Africa Travel
Health Screening Brief issued 7 November 2026.
Travellers and agents should check the latest
official requirements before departure.