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China's imports from its zero-tariff countries were 867.53 billion yuan in January–September, up 15.3% on a year earlier, Xinhua reported on 14 October; Kenyan avocado and coffee exports to China rose between May and August.
Chinese short-stay visitors to Kenya without Kenya's officially designated inbound travel health insurance will be refused boarding and entry; the policy is bought during the eTA application or on the eCitizen insurance portal, the Chinese Embassy in Nairobi said on 16 October 2026.
The Chinese Embassy in Kenya said on 3 November 2026 that Kenyan applicants should file online at least three to four weeks before travel; the Nairobi visa centre's website address has changed.
The Chinese Embassy in Kenya has extended its reduced visa fees to 31 December 2026; Kenyan passport holders pay KSh 3,000 to KSh 9,000 for an individual visa, and short-term applicants do not have to give fingerprints until the same date.
A State Council rule in force since 15 September lets China bar any foreigner for one to five years over false visa documents, and visa agents in China must now register with police.
China Mobile International launched a four-month innovation challenge for University of Nairobi and JKUAT students in Nairobi on 26 October; registration closes on 2 November and the best team will receive corporate development support from the company, TechAfrica News reported.
Online registration for overseas professional visitors to the 9th China International Import Expo closed on 20 October and payment on 23 October; the expo runs 5 to 10 November in Shanghai, and on-site registration is not allowed, the organisers say.
The Export-Import Bank of China held a Belt and Road financing forum in Nairobi on 21 October, the Financial Street Forum's first satellite session in Africa, the Chinese Embassy said. Kenya Railways' managing director, Philip Mainga, said the first phase of the SGR extension to Kisumu is expected to be completed within two years, China Daily reported on 22 October.
The 140th Canton Fair in Guangzhou runs its second phase from 23 to 27 October and a third from 31 October to 4 November; overseas buyers register online, according to the fair's guide and the Ministry of Commerce's introduction. Kenyans on ordinary passports need a Chinese visa.
Transsion, the Chinese maker of Tecno phones, shipped 48% of Africa's smartphones in 2025, according to Omdia data cited by Xinhua on 22 October 2026. Omdia said on 20 August that smartphone shipments in Kenya fell 15% in the second quarter of 2026 as device prices rose.
China's National Immigration Administration made online registration of foreigners' non-hotel stays available nationwide from 21 September 2026; registration is due within 24 hours of moving in.
China's ambassador to Ghana, Cong Song, said on 15 October that China's zero-tariff treatment of African goods has "no quota restrictions", Xinhua reported on 16 October 2026. Under the State Council Tariff Commission's 28 April notice covering Kenya and 19 other countries, only the in-quota rate falls to zero for goods under tariff-rate quotas, Xinhua reported at the time.
