Kenya Relocation Index

How Kenya scores

Formal legal framework for rights and immigration, including eTA and permit processes.

• Peace and conflict safety23
• Immigrant safety47
• Visa accessibility42
• Residence permit realism44
• Labor market access48
• Healthcare56
• Civil rights48
• Discrimination safety48
• Status security46
• Infrastructure reliability53
• Cost of living sustainability61

Recent news impact

No clear, recently enacted Kenyan migration/legal change or major new incident (within the last ~45 days) was identified that would materially and directionally shift Kenya’s short-term relocation outlook. However, multiple governments’ travel advisories continue to reflect ongoing safety risks, especially related to terrorism and instability in specific border areas, which suggests persistent but not newly worsening conditions. Since these are largely status-quo risk advisories rather than new policy actions, the net short-term relocation impact remains neutral.

Sources

• UCDP – Uppsala Conflict Data Program (organised violence data)Uppsala University (UCDP)
• Worldwide Governance Indicators (Kenya): Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators)
• Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act (2011) – Kenya Law (prohibited immigrants and related removability framework)Kenya Law
• Kenya Citizens and Foreign Nationals Management Service Act (2011/2012) – Kenya LawKenya Law
• Constitution of Kenya (2010) – Kenya Law (rights, equality, and limits on hate/violence incitement)Kenya Law
• Human Rights Watch: “Unchecked Injustice”: Kenya’s Suppression of the 2023 Anti-Government ProtestsHuman Rights Watch
• eFNS 2.0 Information Pack – Permits (Work Permit / Residence permits framework and committee recommendation)Directorate of Immigration & Citizen Services / Kenya Immigration
• Kenya Travel Advisory (Date issued: July 28, 2026) — United States Department of StateU.S. Department of State