Kenya retains foreign criminals’ data for 5 years

Kenya has from the start of this year been retaining data of visitors suspected of crimes for up to five years under the visa-free travel plan that came into force from January 1.

This five-year cap is part of fresh regulations gazetted by Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki, marking a departure from the previous policy where there is no set limit on the period that the State can retain the data of visitors who enter Kenya through the airports.