No visa needed

Do citizens of Uganda need a visa for Kenya?

Citizens of Uganda don’t need a visa for Kenya and can stay up to 180 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Uganda: the passport opens 34 countries visa-free; Kampala — Nairobi: ≈ 500 km, about 1 hour of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 180 days

Can I travel to Kenya without a visa on a Uganda passport?

Yes, citizens of Uganda don’t need a visa for Kenya for up to 180 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kenya visa rules at a glance

With a Uganda passport you can visit 34 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Uganda passport ranks 134th of 199.
Uganda passport: visa-free access to 34 countries; Kenya passport: 38.
Citizens of Uganda and Kenya can travel together visa-free to 31 countries, for example: Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Tanzania, Malawi, Eritrea, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Benin, Ghana, and Gambia.
A language both countries share: English.
Uganda and Kenya share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Kenya, in turn, don’t need a visa for Uganda. Uganda visa for citizens of Kenya

Travelling to Kenya: good to know

Kampala — Nairobi: about 500 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1 hour.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Kenyan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KES 130.
Kenya is the 2nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Uganda.