The Kenyan passport is issued to Kenyan citizens in accordance with the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 and as provided for in the Kenya Citizens and Immigration Act that commenced on 30 August 2011. List Of Visa Free Countries For Kenyan Passport Holders. In addition issuance process is regulated by Legal Notice No. 64 (the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Regulations, 2012). If eligible, an individual can apply for a New Passport, Renewal Passport and Replacement Passport. Passports are issued by the Department of Immigration. The department is under the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. Kenyan passports are usually used as a form of ID as well and would be rated as second to the Kenyan national ID card. Before Kenya got independence from Britain, British passports were used.
Kenya has the 9th most powerful passport in Africa with access to 71 countries (visa-free and visa on arrival). This is according to a recent report by the Henley Passport Index.
Kenyan citizens have visa-free access to the following countries and territories.
Visa-Free Countries For Kenyan Passport Holders
| Country | Duration of Stay | |
| 1. | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 month |
| 2. | Bahamas | 3 months |
| 3. | Barbados | – |
| 4. | Benin | 90 days |
| 5. | Botswana | 90 days |
| 6. | Burundi | 3 months |
| 7. | Cuba | 90 days |
| 8. | Dominica | 21 days |
| 9. | Eswatini | 30 days |
| 10. | Ethiopia | 1 year |
| 11. | Fiji | 4 months |
| 12. | Gambia | 90 days |
| 13. | Ghana | 3 momnths |
| 14. | Grenada | – |
| 15. | Haiti | 3 months |
| 16. | Indonesia | 30 days |
| 17. | Jamaica | – |
| 18. | Kiribati | 30 days |
| 19. | Lesotho | 90 days |
| 20. | Malawi | 90 days |
| 21. | Malaysia | 30 days |
| 22. | Mauritius | 90 days |
| 23. | Micronesia | 30 days |
| 24. | Mozambique | – |
| 25. | Namibia | 90 days |
| 26. | Panama | 180 days |
| 27. | Philippines | 30 days |
| 28. | Rwanda | 6 months |
| 29. | Saint Kitts and Nevis | – |
| 30. | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 month |
| 31. | Senegal | 90 days |
| 32. | Singapore | 30 days |
| 33. | Tanzania | 90 days |
| 34. | Trinidad and Tobago | – |
| 35. | Uganda | – |
| 36. | Vanuatu | 30 days |
| 37. | Zambia | 90 days |
| 38. | Zimbabwe | 3 months |
| 39. | Northern Cyprus | – |
| 40. | Palestine | – |
| 41. | South Africa | – |
| 42. | Transnistria | – |
| 43. | Hong Kong | 90 days |
| 44. | Cook Islands | 31 days |
| 45. | Niue | 30 days |
| 46. | The British Virgin Islands | – |
| 47. | Cayman Islands | – |
| 48. | Montserrat | – |
| 49. | Pitcairn Islands | – |
