September 18th 2019 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan nationals now do not need to pay money for a visa to travel to Kenya, the ministry of foreign affairs has said.
The spokesman for the ministry of foreign affairs Ambassador Mawien Makol was quoted by the Eye Radio as saying that the South Sudan government and its Kenyan counterpart signed the agreement to allow both citizens to move freely last week.
“It took place last week, between the government of Kenya and us here. We signed an agreement, and the ministry of interior is in charge of immigration,” Ambassador Akol said.
“Of course it is not only Kenyans coming here, but South Sudanese who are going to Kenya will also not be required to pay visa fees. The agreement was signed between the two ministers of interiors in the two countries was last week and will commence in October,” he added.