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September 2, 2026
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Kenya, Uganda Move to Ease Travel Barriers as Airfares Hit Ksh103,600

Kenya, Uganda Move to Ease Travel Barriers as Airfares Hit Ksh103,600

With cheaper flights and fewer travel barriers, Kenya and Uganda hope to increase tourism spending, strengthen trade and business links...

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Kenya and Uganda are collaborating to reduce travel barriers and airfares between the two nations, aiming to boost tourism, trade, and business. This initiative comes ahead of the 5th Uganda-Kenya Coast Tourism and Innovation Summit in Mombasa on October 26 and 27.

  • High airfares, with a flight from Entebbe to Nairobi costing up to Ksh103,600, are a significant obstacle.
  • Amb. Herbert Kiguli, Uganda’s Consul General to Kenya, proposes treating East Africa as a single aviation bloc.
  • A low-cost carrier is set to resume daily flights between Nairobi and Entebbe from October 1, 2026, with one-way fares starting around Ksh22,950.

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