No visa needed

Do citizens of Kenya need a visa for Namibia?

Citizens of Kenya don’t need a visa for Namibia and can stay up to 90 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 Kenya: the passport opens 38 countries visa-free; Nairobi — Windhoek: ≈ 3,190 km, about 4.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of Kenya don’t need a visa for Namibia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Namibia visa rules at a glance

With a Kenya passport you can visit 38 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 92 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Kenya passport ranks 127th of 199.
Kenya passport: visa-free access to 38 countries; Namibia passport: 43.
Citizens of Kenya and Namibia can travel together visa-free to 30 countries, for example: Tanzania, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa, Mauritius, Lesotho, Benin, Gambia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Namibia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Kenya. Kenya visa for citizens of Namibia

Travelling to Namibia: good to know

Nairobi — Windhoek: about 3,190 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Nairobi 12:00 — Windhoek 11:00.
Local currency: Namibian Dollar and South African Rand.
Languages: Afrikaans, German, English, and Herero.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NAD 16.
Namibia is the 32nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Kenya.