No visa needed

Do citizens of Kenya need a visa for Uganda?

Citizens of Kenya don’t need a visa for Uganda 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 — Kampala: ≈ 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: 90 days

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

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

Uganda 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; Uganda passport: 34.
Citizens of Kenya and Uganda can travel together visa-free to 31 countries, for example: Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Malawi, Zambia, Eritrea, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Benin, Ghana, and Gambia.
A language both countries share: English.
Kenya and Uganda share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Uganda, in turn, don’t need a visa for Kenya. Kenya visa for citizens of Uganda

Travelling to Uganda: good to know

Nairobi — Kampala: about 500 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1 hour.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Ugandan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ UGX 3,833.
Uganda is the 1st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Kenya.