Kenya retains world passport rating at 67

The worldwide passport mobility rating reveals the variety of international locations that Kenyans can go to with out a visa, or acquire one on arrival, which remained steady at 76 in January. PHOTO | POOL

The Kenyan passport has retained its place because the 67th strongest journey doc globally, in line with a brand new report.

The Henley Passport Index Report launched on Wednesday reveals the Kenyan passport didn’t transfer locations as different African passports fell one or three locations.

The worldwide passport mobility rating additionally reveals the variety of international locations that Kenyans can go to with out a visa, or acquire one on arrival, which remained steady at 76 in January.

Mauritius, which has maintained its high place on the continent, fell one rank down from thirtieth to twenty ninth passport, exhibiting that holders can go to 148 international locations visa-free.

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South Africa’s passport additionally fell two pegs from 51st place globally in July to 53rd.

Lesotho dropped from sixty fourth to sixty fifth, Namibia from 62nd to sixty fifth place and Malawi from 68th to 67th place.

The mobility rating measures the variety of international locations that an individual holding a given nation’s passport can go to with out possessing a visa or the nations the place they will get a visa on arrival.

Kenya was additionally ranked probably the most open nation globally along with Burundi, Cape Verde Islands, Comoro Islands, Djibouti, Maldives, Mozambique and Rwanda amongst others who scored 198 out of a complete openness rating of 198.

The Henley Openness Index ranks all 199 international locations and territories worldwide in line with the variety of locations their holders can entry with out a prior visa utilizing knowledge from the Worldwide Air Transport Affiliation (IATA).

France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Spain have been ranked the World’s strongest passports.

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