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Covid-19: UK removes Kenya from 'Red List' travel ban

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a past meeting. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

By  Aggrey Mutambo

Editor - Africa & International

Nation Media Group

The UK has moved Kenya and seven other destinations from its Red List to its Amber List in what could ease travel.

The decision announced Friday, which takes effect at 4am on September 22, is part of a series of changes that will see the current system of restrictions abolished and new regulations introduced from October which will focus on vaccination status.

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