Kenya has finally added Tanzanian citizens to the list of foreign nationals exempted from the mandatory 14-day COVID-19 quarantine upon arrival in Kenya. This follows a simmering diplomatic tiff between the neighbouring countries that saw Tanzania retaliate against Kenya's decision to exclude it's citizens from the list owing to suspicions over the efficacy of Tanzania's COVID-19 containment measures. Earlier in the day, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) Director General Gilbert Kibe, revealed that Tanzania had turned down Kenya's efforts to end the diplomatic row between the 2 nations. Notably, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Nigeria, were not included in the last list which was released on August 19. At the time, the list included 130 countries including all East African countries with the exception of Tanzania.

Source: Daily Nation September 15, 2020 17:06 UTC