Kenya scraps entry fee for South Africans and several other foreign nationals - BBC News

South Africans and Ethiopians are among those who will no longer have to pay a $30 fee to enter.

1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Foreign nationals who no longer have to pay an entry fee will still have to get electronic authorisation to visit KenyaBy Gloria AradiBBC News, NairobiKenya 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 $30 (£23) entry fee was introduced, including for some visitors who previously did not require visas.

The decision caused a huge backlash, with critics saying that it could lead to countries with which Kenya has visa-waiver agreements introducing a similar fee, making travel more costly and bureaucratic.

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