6 Sep 2023
DRC scraps visa requirement for Kenyans

DRC scraps visa requirement for Kenyans

DRC has announced that Kenyans will need no visas to travel to the country.
DRC became the latest member state of the East African Community (EAC) in April 2022. / Photo: DRC Presidency      

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has scrapped visa requirement for Kenyans.

The exemption started on September 1, DRC’s Director General of Migration Roland Kashwantale Chihoza said in a statement on Wednesday.

DRC has reciprocated Kenya’s decision to scrap visa requirement for Congolese travellers. Kenya first made the announcement on September 1.

Kenya said it was removing visa barrier to allow free movement of people and encourage trade within the East African Community (EAC).

The DRC formally joined the EAC in April 2022, becoming the regional bloc’s seventh member state.

TRT Afrika

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