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Can you bring cash to Kenya?

Short answer
Allowed, must be declared

  • Cash

    allowed, must be declared

    Kenya Revenue Authority passenger-clearance guidance requires declaring currency of USD 10,000 or more (or equivalent) on the Passenger Declaration Form (F88) on arrival

    A separate, older Central Bank of Kenya regulation (Legal Notice No. 118 of 1998, still in force and unamended) sets a lower threshold — currency exceeding KSh 500,000 or the equivalent of USD 5,000 must be declared to a Customs Officer on Form CBK/C.D./1. The two official sources do not agree on the figure; to stay on the safe side, declare at the lower USD 5,000 threshold if in doubt.

    Also covers: cash, currency, money

    Checked 2026-08-11 — Source: Kenya Revenue Authority — Passenger Terminal Clearance in Kenya (FAQs)

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