Guidance

Kenya: country policy and information notes

Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
9 December 2016
Last updated
1018 JulyFebruary 20242025 — See all updates

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Country policy and information note: sexual orientation and gender identity and expression, Kenya, February 2025 (accessible)

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Country policy and information note: femalesexual genitalorientation mutilationand (FGM),gender identity and expression, Kenya, JuneFebruary 20212025

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Country policy and information note: sexualfemale orientationgenital andmutilation gender(FGM), identity, Kenya, AprilJune 20202021

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Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

The notes also give information on asylum seekers’ countries of origin.

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Updates to this page

Published 9 December 2016
Last updated 1018 JulyFebruary 2024 2025 + show all updates

  1. Updated country policy and information note: sexual orientation and gender identity and expression, Kenya, February 2025.

  2. Removed the country background note and the guidance on Internal relocation and Actors of protection, as this information is out of date.

  4. Information on female genital mutilation updated.

  6. New country policy and information note: Internal relocation, May 2020.

  8. Added new country background note.

  10. New country policy and information note on actors of protection, May 2020.

  12. Updated country policy and information note: sexual orientation and gender identity, Kenya, April 2020.

  14. New country policy and information note on background information, including actors of protection and internal relocation.

  16. New report on female genital mutilation (FGM).

  18. Updated guidance on 'sexual orientation and gender identity'.

  20. 'Country of origin information report: Kenya, May 2013' removed.

  22. 'Operational guidance note: Kenya, December 2013' removed.

  24. First published.

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