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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The government’s laxity in closing the Tanzanian border\u00a0will see Kenyans traveling to the UK undergo compulsory quarantine.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Telegraph<\/em>\u00a0newspaper in Britain quoted a source from the British High Commission in Nairobi saying that Kenya is likely to be added to the red list by March 29, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor weeks, red list rumors have been circulating Nairobi; a refusal to close borders with neighboring Tanzania, which\u00a0has not published coronavirus statistics since May 2020, was touted as a key factor,\u201d read the Telegraph.<\/p>\n

This move will have travelers pre-book and quarantine for ten days in Ksh226,971 government-sanctioned hotels. Currently, South Africa, Ethiopia, Qatar, and UAE are on the list leaving Nairobi as the main hub linking flights to the UK.<\/p>\n

The UK is one of Kenya’s main trade partners and the blacklist will\u00a0make it harder for Kenyans traveling to the European nation, particularly professionals and business people who travel for short stays.<\/p>\n

It could also discourage British tourists from visiting Kenya knowing they will have to quarantine for ten days after returning to their home country.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe red list is kept under constant review and we will not hesitate to act when needed. We do not provide a running commentary on whether specific countries may be removed or added to the list,\u201d the British High Commission\u2019s spokesperson stated.<\/p>\n

The UK has expressed concerns\u00a0over the Covid variants in Kenya\u00a0getting to the country with the free movement across the Tanzania border. Kenya has had a love hate relationship with Tanzania.<\/p>\n

Tanzania’s late President John Pombe Magufuli declared the country to be Coronavirus-free in April 2020 and ordered full re-opening of borders and economic activities. Magufuli claimed, without evidence,\u00a0that God had protected the East African nation from the pandemic.<\/p>\n

The country also\u00a0blocked Kenyan planes\u00a0from landing at their airports. The row escalated when Kenya excluded Tanzanian nationals among travellers exempted from mandatory Covid-19 quarantine<\/p>\n

Early this year, the government through Health CS Mutahi Kagwe heightened security measures at entry points and sent Covid-19 related items to counties located along the border after the number of deaths in neighboring Tanzania increased.<\/p>\n

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CS Kagwe\u00a0instructed\u00a0officers to ensure that anyone coming into Kenya from Tanzania has\u00a0a negative Covid-19 certificate\u00a0except Kenyans who test positive and are coming back home. He further restricted the entry of any\u00a0other positive patients across the border.<\/p>\n

Despite the government efforts, the border remains porous with numerous unofficial routes which citizens in the two countries use frequently.<\/p>\n

Last week, reports emerged that Kenyans living on the border\u00a0were flocking Taznzania’s filling stations to buy cheap fuel\u00a0after a hike on the Kenyan side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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