Kenya has exempted passport holders from South Africa and six other countries from paying an unpopular entry fee introduced last month.
The government scrapped visa requirements for all foreign passport holders last month. The move was seen as an attempt to promote Kenya as a tourist destination and to attract business travellers.
But a thirty dollar entry fee was introduced, including for some visitors who previously did not require visas, a decision critics say could lead to countries with which Kenya has visa-waiver agreements introducing a similar fee, making travel more costly and bureaucratic.
Only travellers from the East African Community (EAC) regional bloc were exempt from paying the money. In addition to South Africa, the exemption has been extended to passport holders from five other African states – Ethiopia, Eritrea, Congo-Brazzaville, Comoros and Mozambique.
By – Opeoluwa Micheal-Ayobami
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