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Kenya |
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| Still current at: 25 November 2009
Updated: 23 November 2009 |
This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Crime section (kidnap of and attacks on British citizens), the Local Travel section (sporadic cattle rustling, banditry and ethnic clashes in north and north eastern Kenya; armed herdsmen in game parks) and the Health section (reduction of Swine Flu section; flooding resulting in cholera and other diarrhoeal illness in affected areas). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
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Travel advice for this country
Natural disasters
Kenya lies on an active fault line and tremors occur from time to time. The last significant earth tremor to affect the region was a magnitude 5.2 tremor on 20 August 2007. The epicentre was 180-km south west of Nairobi.
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Contacts
Kenya, Nairobi, British High Commission
Address:
British High Commission
Upper Hill Road
P.O. Box 30465-00100
Nairobi
Telephone:
Main switchboard: (+254) (20) 2844 000
UK Trade & Investment: (+254) (20) 2844 312/ 322
Visa Section: (+254) (20) 2844 353/355
UK Trade & Investment
Upper Hill Road
P.O. Box 30133-00100
Nairobi
Tel: (+254) (20) 2844 312/ 322
Fax: (+254) (20) 2844 077
Email: visaenquiries.nairobi@fco.gov.uk
Opening hours:
Local time: Mon-Fri 0800-1100
Consular Department:
Upper Hill Road
P.O. Box 48543-00100
Nairobi
Fax: 2844 239
Email: consular.enquiries@fco.gov.uk
Opening hours:
Local time: Mon-Thurs: 0745-1400
Closed on Friday (except for emergencies)
Visa Section
Upper Hill Road
P.O. Box 48543-00100
Nairobi
Tel enquiries : (+254) (20) 2844 353/355
Email: visaenquiries.nairobi@fco.gov.uk
(open at 1330-1530 Mon.-Thurs. and 1100-1230 Fri)
Emergency out of hours number; (254) (20) 2844000 (follow instructions)
Fax:
Management: (+254) (20) 2844 088
DFID Kenya: (+254) (20) 2844 102
Airline Liaison Office: (+254) (20) 2844 069
Defence: (+254) (20) 2844 325
Political section: (+254) (20) 2844 003
Email: bhcinfo@jambo.co.ke
Office hours:
GMT:
Mon-Thurs: 0400-1300
Friday: 0400-1000
Local Time:
Mon- Thurs: 0700-1600
Friday: 0700-1300
Visa Section: (Mon.-Thurs) 1330-1530 (Fri) 1100-1230
Consular Department: (Mon-Thurs) 0745-1400 (Fri) Closed (except for emergencies)
UK Trade & Investment: Mon-Fri 0800-1100
Website: http://ukinkenya.fco.gov.uk
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