{"meta":{"endpoint":"https://eahospitalitypulse.com/api/v1/rules-and-fees.json","description":"Regulatory tracker — levies, park fees, visa rules and tax changes with effective dates.","source":"Government gazettes, regulator notices and official fee schedules.","generated":"2026-09-27T14:54:59Z","publisher":"EA Hospitality Pulse","docs":"https://eahospitalitypulse.com/api","methodology":"https://eahospitalitypulse.com/methodology","licence":"Free for reasonable use with attribution to EA Hospitality Pulse and a link to https://eahospitalitypulse.com. Do not resell or repackage as a competing data product. See https://eahospitalitypulse.com/terms","version":"v1"},"data":{"updated":"27 September 2026 (evening sweep: TANZANIA MAINLAND INBOUND INSURANCE now has a start date — 1 October 2026 — and a seller routed by entry point, NIC for mainland arrivals and ZIC for Zanzibar arrivals, per the Ministry of Finance public notice published by TATO on 26 Sep; row now verified. Nothing else moved; 46/46 sweep sources logged.) PREVIOUS: 22 September 2026 (evening editor update: KENYA US$50,000 VISITOR HEALTH INSURANCE — the 16 Sep sitting was a procedural inter partes hearing; the 21 Aug conservatory orders were extended and enforcement remains suspended while the petition is pending (editor’s confirmation of the court position; no published ruling). Earlier today: editor corrections, no new instruments. KENYA US$50,000 VISITOR HEALTH INSURANCE: the 16 Sep hearing date had passed while the row still read as upcoming. UGANDA: the 'US entry restrictions' row in the Uganda group still showed the August CDC order (expired 11 Sep) as current; corrected to the 11 Sep order running to 11 Oct 2026, matching the Regional group. TANZANIA MAINLAND INBOUND INSURANCE: GN number added as reported; still NO enforcement start date announced. Everything else as logged in the 20 September evening sweep.) PREVIOUS SWEEP LOG, 20 September 2026 (evening — TWO NEW COST/ENTRY INSTRUMENTS AND ONE DIARISED EXPIRY. The evening tier-A sweep asserted complete (18 sources, exit 0). KENYA ELECTRICITY — SEPTEMBER PASS-THROUGH FELL TO KSh 4.16/kWh from August’s KSh 4.7027, a fall of 54 cents (11.5%). September Gazette Notice dated 18 SEPTEMBER 2026: Fuel Energy Cost Charge KSh 3.00 (+300 cents), Foreign Exchange Fluctuation Adjustment about KSh 1.14 against KSh 1.32bn of sector exchange costs, WRMA levy 1.48 cents — applying to ALL meter readings taken in September 2026 under Clause 1 of Part III of the Schedule of Tariffs 2023. August comparator: Gazette Notices 13172/13173/13174 of 14 AUGUST 2026 at KSh 3.51 + KSh 1.1777 + KSh 0.015 = KSh 4.7027, with sector exchange gains/losses of KSh 1.353bn of which IPPs carried KSh 1.039bn. READ THE FALL PRECISELY: essentially all of it is the fuel line, which tracks monthly thermal dispatch and reverses; forex moved about four cents. SEPARATE EPRA NOTICE THE SAME WEEK amended the Schedule of Tariffs 2023 — net-metering customers credited for HALF the power they export (consistent with the 50% of retail tariff set by the Energy (Net-Metering) Regulations 2024, now carried into the tariff schedule), unapproved feed-in to the KPLC network newly defined as “DUMPING” and billed to the exporter at the applicable base tariff, domestic banding at ≤30 / 30–100 / 100–15,000 units, and EV charging at KSh 16/unit (KSh 8 off-peak). NEW — TANZANIA MAINLAND INBOUND TRAVEL INSURANCE, see the Tanzania group below. NEW — CANADA’S EBOLA BORDER MEASURES CARRY A DIARISED EXPIRY OF 28 SEPTEMBER 2026 23:59 EDT, see Regional. NOTHING ELSE MOVED. Kenya’s Legal Notice No. 127 of 2026 unchanged since the 17 September Senate sitting, P193 open. KCAA published no new dated circular; its updates feed newest items are still 2025 and the eAIP AIC index carries no 2026 circular text. TANAPA unchanged (2023/24 schedule, +18% VAT, GePG control number only, no gate cash). NCAA unchanged (US$70.80 adult non-EA, US$295 crater descent per vehicle, 18% VAT, cards only). UWA unchanged — US$800/700/500/UGX 300,000 and the Feb 2026 low-season US$600/500 for April, May and November; no H2-2026 tariff revision gazetted and P190 stays open. ZANZIBAR REVENUE AUTHORITY (ex-ZRB) unchanged: infrastructure tax on hotel guests US$1–5 pppn by star rating, TSh 100/litre on diesel and petrol, 2% of net electricity supply value; the digital-PMS synchronisation deadline of 24 April 2026 stands. THE TWO KENYAN COST EVENTS STILL LAND TOGETHER ON 14 OCTOBER 2026: the reduced 8% fuel VAT expires and EPRA’s frozen pump cycle ends. BLIND SPOTS DECLARED: the Kenya Gazette mirrors (gazettes.africa/gazettes/ke and new.kenyalaw.org/gazettes/2026) both returned empty bodies to the fetcher and were RECOVERED via Kenya Law AKN direct-source URLs and press — no new tourism, park or levy notice was found, but the gazette index itself was not read tonight. Africa CDC’s latest posted Epidemic Intelligence Weekly remains the AUGUST 2026 edition. Zanzibar’s Ministry of Health was again not read directly.)","groups":[{"country":"Source-market rules (EU)","flag":"🇪🇺","items":[{"rule":"EU green-claims rules — Directive (EU) 2024/825 (EmpCo)","amount":"No fee — a marketing compliance obligation","who":"Any hotel, lodge, camp, resort or operator making environmental claims to consumers in the EU, regardless of where the business is based","effective":"Applies from 27 September 2026 (member-state transposition was due 27 March 2026)","note":"Bans generic environmental claims — 'eco-friendly', 'green', 'sustainable', 'responsible' — unless a recognised certification directly covers the claim. Bans 'carbon neutral' and 'climate compensated' where the claim rests on offsets outside the value chain. Bans self-created labels and badges. Broad claims survive only under an EU Ecolabel or an EN ISO 14024 Type I ecolabel. Schemes named as meeting the third-party verification bar include Travelife, Green Key, Green Globe, EarthCheck and Green Destinations. PRACTICAL POINT: the penalty exposure sits with the EU trader — the tour operator, package organiser or OTA reselling you — under the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive that EmpCo amends, which carries maximum fines of at least 4% of annual turnover in the member states concerned. Expect substantiation requests to arrive contractually from European agents rather than from a regulator.","source":"Directive (EU) 2024/825 (EUR-Lex); European Commission; Sustainable Travel International guide, 5 Aug 2026","verified":true,"flag":"action"}]},{"country":"Kenya","flag":"🇰🇪","items":[{"rule":"Reduced 8% VAT on petrol, diesel and kerosene — EXPIRES 14 OCTOBER 2026","amount":"8% instead of 16%","who":"All buyers of motor spirit (petrol), gas oil (diesel) and illuminating kerosene in Kenya","effective":"15 July – 14 October 2026, under the Value Added Tax (Amendment of Rate of Tax) Order 2026 published by KRA on 14 July 2026; a first relief period ran from 15 April 2026","note":"A DIARISED COST CLIFF, NOT A RUMOUR. The rate was halved from 16% to 8% in April and rolled over once. It now runs only to 14 OCTOBER 2026 and reverts to 16% on 15 October unless a further Order is made. The same date ends EPRA’s frozen 15 Sep–14 Oct pump cycle, so two cost events land on one day. OUR ARITHMETIC, ILLUSTRATIVE AND LABELLED AS SUCH: gross EPRA’s published Nairobi diesel cap of KSh 217.86 back from 8% to 16% with nothing else changing and you get roughly KSh 234 — about KSh 16 a litre, ~7.4%. That is BEFORE any Platts pass-through. SUPPLY SIDE, SAME WEEK: Saudi Arabia shut the 1,200km East-West pipeline (the Hormuz bypass) after drone strikes, Hormuz is at roughly 6–9m bpd against 20m+ pre-war, Brent closed at US$107 on 14 Sep, and an unnamed oil-industry executive told Business Daily that nine days of Platts show super up ~US$87/m3 and diesel ~US$57/m3. OPERATOR ACTION: put a fuel-adjustment clause in anything signed now, and do not quote a transfer, generator or laundry surcharge beyond 14 October against today’s pump price.","source":"KRA, Value Added Tax (Amendment of Rate of Tax) Order 2026, published 14 July 2026; EPRA price schedule effective 15 Sep 2026; Business Daily, 14 September 2026","verified":true,"flag":"action"},{"rule":"Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)","amount":"US$30","who":"All non-EAC visitors, including infants","effective":"In force since Jan 2024","note":"Online only; typically 24–72h. Apply before travel — there is no visa on arrival.","source":"Kenya eTA portal","verified":true},{"rule":"Maasai Mara park fee","amount":"US$100 low / US$200 peak","who":"Non-resident adult, per person per day","effective":"Current 2026 season","note":"Peak pricing bites during migration — build it into quoted rates. Operator schedules for 2026 also describe a 12-hour ticket validity, meaning an overnight inside the reserve triggers a second entry charge, and fees no longer varying by camp location. We have not seen the Narok County gazette — CONFIRM before quoting.","source":"Narok County / operator schedules","verified":false},{"rule":"KWS park fees (Amboseli, Nakuru, Tsavo)","amount":"US$80–90 per day","who":"Non-resident adult","effective":"Current","note":"Paid via kwspay.ecitizen.go.ke. Nairobi NP US$80.","source":"Kenya Wildlife Service","verified":true},{"rule":"Tourism levy on short-term rentals","amount":"2% of booking value","who":"Airbnb, Booking.com and other STR platform listings","effective":"Reported for June 2026 — CONFIRM before quoting","note":"Extends the existing 2% Tourism Fund levy to short-term rentals, collected at source by platforms, with host registration required by the Tourism Regulatory Authority. Trade-press reported; we have not yet seen the gazette notice.","source":"Tourism Fund / trade press","verified":false},{"rule":"Tourism (Tourism Enterprises) Regulations 2026 — Legal Notice No. 127 of 2026 (LICENCE FEES BANDED ON GROSS REVENUE)","amount":"Reported banding on ANNUAL GROSS REVENUE — from KSh 16,000/yr for a new restaurant or one under KSh 2m annual revenue, up to KSh 250,000. Specified offences: up to KSh 1m, six months' imprisonment, or both","who":"Hotels, restaurants, tour operators, travel agencies, tourist transport providers, air charter operators, nature-based enterprises and other enterprises scheduled in the Regulations — administered and inspected by the Tourism Regulatory Authority","effective":"PROPOSED AND UNDER PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY — published 10 July 2026, tabled in the Senate 17 July 2026, stakeholder evidence taken by the Senate Committee on Delegated Legislation 17 September 2026. NOT A SETTLED RULE.","note":"WATCH ITEM WITH A CLOCK ON IT. The instrument establishes licensing, standardisation, classification and grading for tourism enterprises, plus mandatory operational standards, a grading system, consumer-protection provisions and tourism-data collection. TWO THINGS OPERATORS SHOULD SEPARATE. THE FACT: nine associations appeared before the committee on 17 September, objected to the fee level, and stated they were not engaged before drafting — a constitutional public-participation objection. Chair Sen. Mwenda Gataya said the committee will engage the regulator and decide 'whether to annul or accede'. OUR INFERENCE, LABELLED AS SUCH: banding a licence on gross revenue makes it function as a second turnover charge alongside the existing 2% Tourism Levy on gross sales of accommodation, food and drink, and a turnover charge is indifferent to margin. Regional comparators run FLAT, not banded: Tanzania's TALA is TZS 200,000/yr for a locally owned tour operator and US$1,000/yr for a foreign-owned one, and Rwanda introduced its RDB tourism operating licence at an RWF 80,000 application fee (2017 introduction figure; confirm current RDB rate). ALSO INFERENCE: under the Statutory Instruments Act No. 23 of 2013, s.15, the committee must report within 28 SITTING DAYS of referral — sitting days, not calendar days, so we are NOT asserting an expiry date; the parliamentary calendar decides it. OPERATOR ACTION: (1) count LICENSABLE ENTITIES, not properties — a camp holding a tourist-transport licence and running a tour-operating arm faces banded fees applied separately, which is where budgets will be understated; (2) get any objection in WRITING to the committee, with dates and correspondence, because oral evidence at a sitting is not a filing; (3) KATO has proposed the constructive amendment — digital, risk-based licensing on 12-month rolling validity instead of fixed calendar-year periods. DO NOT REQUOTE 2027 RATES ON THIS YET: the fee bands below the reported KSh 250,000 ceiling have not been read against the notice itself, only against reporting.","source":"People Daily, 18 September 2026 and The Kenya Times, 18 September 2026 (Senate Committee on Delegated Legislation sitting of 17 September 2026); Kenya Law, Legal Notice No. 127 of 2026 and the Statutory Instruments Act No. 23 of 2013; Tourism Fund (2% Tourism Levy); Tourism Update, 26 August 2026 (KATO licensing proposals)","verified":false,"flag":"watch"},{"rule":"Tourism (Amendment) Bill 2026 — institutional restructuring","amount":"No fee change proposed","who":"All Kenyan accommodation and restaurant businesses paying the tourism levy; anyone relying on Kenyan tourism statistics","effective":"PROPOSED — before the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Tourism and Wildlife, in public participation as at 5 Sep 2026. NOT ENACTED.","note":"WATCH ITEM, NOT A RULE CHANGE YET. The Bill would transfer the functions, assets, liabilities, pending legal proceedings, licences and approvals of the TOURISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE (TRI) to the Kenya Tourism Board, ending TRI as a separate institution, with staff deployed to the Public Service Commission. The Tourism Finance Corporation is dissolved on the same terms. The Tourism Fund retains collection of hotel and restaurant levies with the Cabinet Secretary overseeing management (PS Julius Bitok’s stated model: KRA collects| CBK holds| Treasury allocates). The Fund’s mandate widens to product development| events| safety and security| research| data collection| tourism intelligence| training| innovation| standards and county co-financing via matching grants — plus 'marketing and branding Kenya'. It would also draw proceeds from the AIR PASSENGER SERVICE CHARGE. OPERATOR EXPOSURE: TRI publishes the Annual Tourism Sector Performance Report — the most granular free arrivals series in East Africa and the one regional feasibility studies cite. Objections on record: KATO chair Fred Odek warned of a 'data vacuum' and asked for a statutory research directorate plus explicit protection for TRI databases and IP; Hospitality EQ CEO Barry Clemens raised concentration-of-power risk, noting TFC was folded into Kenya Development Corporation only five or six years ago; committee chair Kareke Mbiuki said TRI should not be lost in the merger. NO LEVY RATE CHANGE IS PROPOSED — do not requote on this. Practical action: archive locally every TRI publication your models or lender packs cite, with retrieval dates.","source":"The Kenya Times, 21 Aug 2026 (Departmental Committee sitting of 20 Aug 2026); Tourism Update, 26 Aug 2026; The Star, 12 & 14 Aug 2026","verified":false,"flag":"watch"},{"rule":"Airport passenger levy (JKIA financing)","amount":"No rate change announced","who":"Every international and domestic air ticket sold in Kenya","effective":"In force; Sh18.5bn/yr earmarked to airport debt","note":"Kenya will borrow Sh81bn of a Sh116bn JKIA package, with a bond secured against FUTURE passenger levy collections. No rate rise has been announced — but a levy pledged to bondholders is structurally very hard to cut. Do not model Kenyan air-tax relief into 2027–28 rate cards; write the cost into net-rate contracts instead.","source":"Business Daily / Daily Nation, 24 Jul 2026","verified":true,"flag":"action"},{"rule":"Mandatory travel-health insurance","amount":"US$50,000 minimum cover","who":"Most international arrivals","effective":"Gazetted 30 Jul 2026 — SUSPENDED by conservatory orders of 21 Aug 2026, maintained at the 16 Sep 2026 inter partes hearing (no written ruling issued; petition pending). COFEK petition mention 29 Sep 2026","note":"SUSPENDED BY COURT ORDER. The High Court at Marsabit (Justice Francis Rayola Olel) issued conservatory orders on 21 Aug 2026 halting enforcement of Gazette Notice No. 11492 pending determination of a constitutional petition; heard inter partes 16 Sep 2026. Petitioners Edow Issack Mohammed and Zhulekha Mohamed Edin argue the Ministry of Health lacks mandate over entry conditions (Interior/Immigration under the Citizenship and Immigration Act 2011), that it encroaches on the IRA, and that uploading health data via the eTA breaches Article 31 privacy. This is the SECOND petition filed; a separate COFEK challenge (mention 29 Sep 2026) runs alongside. The gazette set minimum cover of US$50,000 — reported as US$20,000 medical plus US$25,000 emergency evacuation plus repatriation, mental-health and prescription benefits — under the Social Health Insurance Act. UPDATE 22 SEP 2026 (EVENING) — WHAT HAPPENED ON 16 SEP. The sitting before Justice Olel at Marsabit was a procedural inter partes hearing to review the responses filed by the Ministry of Health, the Directorate of Immigration Services and the Attorney General (Edow Issack Mohammed & Zhulekha Mohamed Edin v Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Health & 3 Others). It was not a judgment, which is why no written ruling was published. The interim conservatory orders of 21 Aug were extended and remain in force. Enforcement of Gazette Notice No. 11492 therefore stays suspended: foreign visitors face no mandatory insurance check at ports of entry while the petition is pending. SOURCING: editor’s confirmation of the court position, 22 Sep 2026. We have not yet found a published court document or press report of the 16 Sep sitting and will cite one when it appears. Next hearing date: not yet published. This replaces our earlier 22 Sep line that no outcome had been reported. A separate dispute over the selection of 14 insurers to run the cover has also been reported (Daily Nation). Quote packages without it, but keep the statutory-cost clause in 2027 contracts: any later ruling can restore it at short notice.","source":"Kenya Gazette 30 Jul 2026 / Kahawatungu & The Standard, 24-25 Aug 2026 (order dated 21 Aug 2026)","verified":true,"flag":"action"},{"rule":"COVID-19 entry requirements","amount":"None","who":"All","effective":"Fully lifted","note":"No testing, vaccination proof or quarantine. Remove any legacy wording from your pre-arrival comms.","source":"Ministry of Health","verified":true}]},{"country":"Kenya — private conservancies","flag":"🇰🇪","items":[{"rule":"Ol Pejeta Conservancy — daily conservancy entry fee","amount":"Non-resident USD 110 adult / USD 55 child / USD 32 student · EA citizen KSh 2,000 / 1,000 / 500 · EA resident KSh 3,500 / 1,750 / 500","who":"Every visitor entering Ol Pejeta, Laikipia — day trippers and overnight guests at any lodge on the conservancy. Accommodation rates on Ol Pejeta are quoted EXCLUSIVE of this fee, so it is a line an operator must add to a quote rather than assume is bundled.","effective":"1 January – 31 December 2026, per the Ol Pejeta Tariff Guide 2026","note":"CONFIRMED AGAINST THE CONSERVANCY’S OWN 2026 TARIFF. Basis: a single entrance for day trippers, 24 hours for overnight guests — so a two-night stay is two entry fees, not one. Child rate applies to ages 3–11. Student rate requires a pre-booked group of at least 10 with a teacher or institutional letter; a group arriving without a booking reference pays the full daily rate, and two teachers per group enter free. VEHICLE ENTRY: KSh 1,000 up to 6 seats, KSh 5,000 for 7–12 seats, KSh 12,000 for 15 seats and over. School buses KSh 5,000 on weekdays and KSh 10,000 at weekends; a school guide is KSh 2,500. PROOF OF RESIDENCY IS REQUIRED — national ID or passport for EA citizens, passport with work permit or alien certificate for EA residents, so a resident rate quoted to a guest who cannot document it will be rebilled at the non-resident rate at the gate. The conservancy is CASHLESS: entry must be booked through bookings.olpejetaconservancy.org, and gates (Rongai and Serat only) operate 07:00–19:00. OPERATOR ACTION: if you quote Ol Pejeta inclusive, price 24-hour blocks rather than nights, and confirm residency documentation at the time of booking rather than at the gate.","source":"Ol Pejeta Conservancy Tariff Guide January–December 2026 (official PDF, read directly 17 September 2026)","verified":true},{"rule":"Lewa Wildlife Conservancy — conservation fee (day visitor rate exceeds the overnight rate)","amount":"REPORTED, NOT PUBLISHED BY THE CONSERVANCY: non-resident USD 126 overnight / USD 198 day visitor; EA citizen and resident KSh 2,800 overnight / KSh 8,074 day visitor. Children 6–12 at 50% of the adult rate.","who":"Visitors to Lewa, Isiolo — split between guests staying at a camp or lodge inside the conservancy and day trippers entering for a game drive only.","effective":"Circulating as the 2026 rate. We could not establish an effective date from Lewa itself.","note":"GRADED REPORTED, NOT CONFIRMED — READ BEFORE YOU QUOTE. Lewa does not publish a conservation tariff on lewa.org; the Visit Lewa and FAQ pages carry no fee schedule at all. Every figure above traces to safari-operator listings rather than to the conservancy, and those listings agree with each other closely enough to suggest a single common origin rather than independent confirmation. Two things are worth flagging specifically. First, the STRUCTURE is the unusual and commercially important part and is consistent across every source: a day tripper pays MORE than an overnight guest, which inverts the assumption most quoting templates are built on. Second, the KSh 8,074 citizen day rate is an odd figure for a published tariff and looks like a currency conversion carried forward rather than a rate Lewa set; we have not been able to source it. OPERATOR ACTION: treat the structure as reliable and the numbers as indicative. Confirm the current fee in writing with your Lewa camp before it goes into a client quotation or a contracted rate, and do not pass the day-visitor rate to an agent without checking it.","source":"Safari-operator listings, cross-checked 17 September 2026; no tariff published on lewa.org (checked directly, page last modified 29 July 2025)","verified":false},{"rule":"Mara North Conservancy — charged per NIGHT, not per calendar day","amount":"Fee level not published by the conservancy — confirm with the member camp. Operator listings report in the region of USD 100 adult and USD 50 child per night.","who":"Guests of member camps inside Mara North. Access is normally restricted to guests of the member camps, and the fee is usually bundled into the all-inclusive rate rather than billed at a gate.","effective":"Standing arrangement. No dated 2026 tariff traced to the conservancy.","note":"THE BILLING BASIS IS THE POINT, AND IT IS CONFIRMED EVEN WHERE THE RATE IS NOT. Mara North charges PER NIGHT. The Maasai Mara National Reserve charges per CALENDAR DAY. The same three-night itinerary therefore generates a different number of chargeable fee-days depending on which side of the boundary the guest sleeps, and an arrival-day or departure-day timing that is neutral in the conservancy is not neutral in the reserve. That difference is where quoting errors and margin leakage occur on combined reserve-and-conservancy itineraries. OPERATOR ACTION: reconcile the fee basis, not just the fee, when you build a combined itinerary; and because the fee is normally inside the camp rate, check whether your contracted rate is fee-inclusive before you re-quote it to an agent. We have not sourced a conservancy-published figure and are not publishing one as fact.","source":"Structure per Maasai Mara conservancy documentation; fee level unsourced as at 17 September 2026","verified":false},{"rule":"Borana Conservancy — conservation contribution billed inside the nightly rate","amount":"Not separately published. Borana bills a conservation contribution within the nightly lodge rate rather than as a gate fee. Crossing into Lewa is charged separately at the Lewa rate.","who":"Guests of lodges on Borana, Laikipia, and any Borana guest crossing the open border into Lewa.","effective":"Standing arrangement. No dated tariff traced to the conservancy.","note":"A CORRECTION WORTH MAKING BEFORE YOU INHERIT THE ERROR. Borana and Lewa share an open border and are managed as a single rhino landscape, so a Borana guest who crosses into Lewa triggers a SEPARATE Lewa conservation fee — that part is consistent across sources and is the operational fact that matters when you build a two-property Laikipia itinerary. What we could NOT source is any Borana-published figure. Note for anyone compiling a fee sheet from web sources: the East African citizen and resident rates widely quoted for Borana are IDENTICAL to those quoted for Lewa, which is far more likely to be a copy carried between listings than two conservancies independently setting the same unusual numbers. A specific percentage contribution is also in circulation; we could not attribute it to Borana and are not publishing it. OPERATOR ACTION: get the Borana contribution in writing from the lodge, and budget the Lewa crossing as a separate line rather than assuming reciprocity.","source":"Cross-source review 17 September 2026; no conservancy-published tariff located","verified":false}]},{"country":"Tanzania — mainland","flag":"🇹🇿","items":[{"rule":"Mandatory inbound travel insurance — Insurance (Inbound Travel Insurance) Regulations, 2026","amount":"US$44 (about KSh 5,700) per foreign visitor, valid up to 92 days from arrival, multiple entry","who":"Foreign nationals entering MAINLAND Tanzania by land, sea or air. EAC citizens (including Kenyans) and SADC member-state citizens are EXEMPT.","effective":"IN FORCE FROM 1 OCTOBER 2026. Regulations issued as Government Notice No. 256 of 2026, published 4 September 2026 (the GN itself states no commencement date, per Clyde & Co, 16 Sep 2026). The Ministry of Finance public notice published by TATO on 26 September 2026 fixes implementation from 1 OCTOBER 2026.","note":"UPDATE 27 SEP 2026 — START DATE AND SELLER NOW SET. The Ministry of Finance public notice (published by TATO, 26 Sep 2026) fixes 1 October 2026 and routes the purchase by POINT OF ENTRY: arrivals into Mainland Tanzania buy from the National Insurance Corporation (NIC); arrivals through Zanzibar buy from the Zanzibar Insurance Corporation (ZIC). Where an emergency occurs anywhere in the United Republic, the visitor is served by the insurer through which the policy was bought. The notice does NOT state whether a mainland (NIC) policy discharges Zanzibar’s separate scheme for a guest continuing to the islands, or vice versa — P199 stays open. EXEMPTION WORDING: Clyde & Co (16 Sep) read the Regulations’ definition of ‘foreigner’ as excluding RESIDENTS of EAC and SADC partner states; press reports say CITIZENS. For expatriate residents of Kenya, Uganda or Rwanda the difference is US$44 a head — confirm with NIC before quoting. Premium about TZS 116,000, payable in TZS, non-refundable except as the policy allows. A NEW ENTRY COST, AND THE DOUBLE-CHARGE QUESTION IS UNANSWERED. Cover may be bought before travel or at the point of entry, is provided by the National Insurance Corporation (NIC) or registered insurers partnering NIC, and includes emergency medical treatment, emergency medical evacuation, emergency repatriation and loss of luggage. Visitors arriving without the required cover MAY BE DENIED ENTRY. A visitor staying beyond 92 days must buy a new policy. SEPARATELY AND ALREADY LIVE: Zanzibar has charged its own mandatory inbound policy since OCTOBER 2024 at US$44 adult and US$22 child aged 3–17, infants exempt, also 92 days. OUR INFERENCE, LABELLED AS SUCH: on the published texts the two schemes are legally separate instruments, so a combined mainland-safari-plus-Zanzibar itinerary appears to attract BOTH charges — about US$88 a head. NEITHER GOVERNMENT HAS PUBLISHED A RULING EITHER WAY and we do not assert one; logged as ledger call P199. OPERATOR ACTION: (1) put a statutory-cost-variation clause in every 2027 Tanzania contract signed now; (2) ask your Dar ground handler IN WRITING whether a Zanzibar policy discharges the mainland requirement, and keep the answer; (3) do not absorb a US$88 line you never quoted — price it as a per-person government charge outside the net rate.","source":"Ministry of Finance public notice via TATO, 26 September 2026; Clyde & Co legal update on GN No. 256 of 2026, 16 September 2026; The Citizen, 26 September 2026; Zanzibar mandatory insurance in force since October 2024","verified":true,"flag":"action"}]},{"country":"Uganda","flag":"🇺🇬","items":[{"rule":"Tourist e-Visa","amount":"US$50 + US$1.50 admin","who":"Single entry, up to 90 days","effective":"Current","note":"NO visa on arrival — e-Visa is the only route. Guests must print the approval letter.","source":"Uganda e-Visa portal","verified":true},{"rule":"Gorilla permit (Bwindi & Mgahinga)","amount":"US$800","who":"Foreign non-resident","effective":"Current","note":"US$700 foreign resident · US$500 African · UGX 300,000 EAC citizens.","source":"Uganda Wildlife Authority","verified":true},{"rule":"Gorilla HABITUATION permit (Bwindi — Rushaga/Nkuringo)","amount":"US$1,800 from 1 January 2027 (up from US$1,500)","who":"Foreign non-resident","effective":"Reported as announced 26 February 2026 in UWA's revised conservation tariffs; stated effect 1 January 2027","note":"NOT VERIFIED AGAINST A UWA DOCUMENT — CONFIRM BEFORE QUOTING. Multiple Ugandan operator publications describe a UWA tariff revision announced on 26 Feb 2026 (Executive Director Dr James Musinguzi) raising the four-hour gorilla HABITUATION experience from US$1,500 to US$1,800 with effect from 1 Jan 2027| with the standard one-hour trekking permit unchanged at US$800 foreign non-resident / US$700 foreign resident and the April| May and November low-season rate at US$600 / US$500. We have not sighted the UWA tariff schedule itself and no primary source has been located. PRACTICAL POINT: habituation is the product most often sold into 2027 brochures at 2026 prices — check every forward quotation carrying a habituation leg for a US$300 per-person gap| and write a tariff-variation clause into 2027 contracts.","source":"Ugandan tour-operator publications citing a UWA announcement of 26 Feb 2026; UWA schedule not sighted","verified":false,"flag":"watch"},{"rule":"Low-season gorilla permit discount","amount":"US$600 (from US$800)","who":"Foreign non-resident","effective":"April, May & November","note":"Introduced Feb 2026. A genuine packaging opportunity — sell the shoulder season on price.","source":"Uganda Wildlife Authority","verified":true},{"rule":"Ebola outbreak status","amount":"Declared OVER — WHO-certified","who":"All visitors","effective":"Uganda MoH 28 July 2026; WHO declaration 27 August 2026","note":"WHO confirmed on 27 Aug 2026 (date corrected 23 Sep 2026 against the UK FCDO Uganda page; we previously carried 26 Aug) that Uganda cleared the 42-day monitoring period with no new transmission, announced with the Ministry of Health. Uganda's outbreak totalled 20 confirmed cases and 2 deaths; last confirmed case 21 June, last patient discharged from Mulago 16 July. Kampala had declared the outbreak over on 28 July counting from its own earlier discharge date, which is why the two declarations fell a month apart. PS Diana Atwine publicly called on countries to lift restrictions. NO ENTRY REQUIREMENT HAS CHANGED AS A RESULT. The US advisory remains LEVEL 4 (Do Not Travel), date issued 4 June 2026, verified directly on travel.state.gov on 27 Aug 2026 — and State's own advisory history attributes the 17 May 2026 escalation to the Bundibugyo outbreak in ITURI PROVINCE, DRC, not to Ugandan epidemiology. Quote the WHO certification; do not tell guests restrictions have lifted.","source":"Al Jazeera, 26 Aug 2026 (WHO/MoH joint press conference); travel.state.gov Uganda advisory read directly 27 Aug 2026","verified":true,"flag":"action"},{"rule":"US entry restrictions (CDC Title 42 / 42 CFR 71.40)","amount":"Rerouting through 4 designated US airports","who":"Travellers arriving in the US who were in Uganda or South Sudan in the past 21 days","effective":"CURRENT ORDER: renewed 11 September 2026, 5:00pm EDT, in force to 4:59pm EDT Sunday 11 October 2026 (published 16 Sep 2026 at 91 FR 58673). Full record in the Regional group.","note":"UPDATE 22 SEP 2026: THIS ROW PREVIOUSLY SHOWED THE AUGUST ORDER AS CURRENT. It is not. CDC renewed the order on 11 Sep 2026 for 30 days (to 11 Oct 2026), still covering Uganda on forward-risk grounds despite the WHO end-of-outbreak certification of 26 Aug, and published it on 16 Sep; comments close 1 Oct. See the Regional group for the full current text. HOW TO READ THE TWO UGANDA ROWS TOGETHER: Uganda itself has changed NO entry requirement; the restriction is on the US side and applies to travellers who were in Uganda in the previous 21 days. PRIOR RECORD FOLLOWS. CDC renewed the order on 12 Aug 2026 (signed PDF August-T42-Order_08.11.2026-signed.pdf). Uganda was NOT decoupled despite the 28 Jul Ebola-free declaration. US citizens and nationals from Uganda/South Sudan are not restricted but are rerouted to Dulles (IAD), Atlanta (ATL), Houston (IAH) or JFK for public health entry screening; US lawful permanent residents are named as restricted. Anyone in the DRC within 21 days — US citizens included — cannot board a US-bound flight. Note CDC's own legal-authorities page still listed the 13 Jul order as current when checked on 13 Aug. UPDATE 16 AUG: full text now readable — FR Doc 2026-16706, filed 14 Aug 08:45, publication date 17 Aug 2026, docket CDC-2026-0892. Continues the July order WITHOUT CHANGE and expires 4:59pm EDT Fri 11 Sep 2026. The operative determination reads Ebola is “confirmed currently present in DRC and RECENTLY present in Uganda” — past tense for Uganda — yet Uganda stays on the covered list on the stated ground of “continued overland travel from DRC”. The release condition is therefore DRC-side: the order cites contact tracing at ~78% against a 95% operational threshold| true outbreak size possibly two to four times greater than reported| and DRC at 4|318 confirmed / 2|011 deaths across 53 health zones as at 9 Aug (vs 1|873 / 672 across 41 zones at the 13 Jul order). CDC response is at Level 1| the highest in its Graduated Response Framework. A 15-DAY COMMENT PERIOD opens on publication 17 Aug and closes on or about 1 Sep| before the 11 Sep assessment: comments received to date were 3 (original+amended)| 5 (June)| and NONE on the July renewal. Uganda THN remains Level 2; Level 4 covers Ituri and North Kivu only.","source":"CDC Order signed 11 Sep 2026, 91 FR 58673 (16 Sep 2026); prior: CDC returning-travellers page, updated 12 Aug 2026","verified":true,"flag":"action"},{"rule":"Canada entry — 21-day arrival quarantine","amount":"21 days quarantine on arrival","who":"Anyone (citizens, PRs and foreign nationals) who was in Uganda or South Sudan in the past 21 days","effective":"In force since 20 Jul 2026 23:59 EDT; measures stated to run to 29 Aug 2026 23:59 EDT","note":"Materially harsher than the US rule and widely missed. Under the Quarantine Act, travellers from Uganda or South Sudan may enter Canada but must quarantine 21 days on arrival unless exempt. Anyone in the DRC within 21 days is prohibited from entering Canada or boarding a Canada-bound flight. Brief Canadian guests SEPARATELY from US guests — a single 'North America' line in pre-arrival comms is wrong for both.","source":"travel.gc.ca health notice 550, modified 23 Jul 2026 / Public Health Agency of Canada","verified":true,"flag":"action"},{"rule":"Yellow fever certificate","amount":"Required","who":"All arrivals","effective":"Current","note":"Must be uploaded at visa application. A missing certificate stops the guest at immigration.","source":"Ministry of Health","verified":true},{"rule":"National park entry waiver","amount":"US$0 — entry fees only","who":"All visitors, Ugandan and foreign, no nationality restriction","effective":"25, 26 & 27 September 2026","note":"Announced by State Minister for Tourism Susan Nsambu Nakawuki during a UWA tour of Murchison Falls. Covers park ENTRY fees. Whether game drives, boat cruises, guided walks and permits are included is NOT confirmed — verify with UWA before publishing a package price. Framed by officials as a counter to the 15 countries still holding advisories against Uganda.","source":"The Independent (UG) / Ministry of Tourism","verified":false,"flag":"action"},{"rule":"Tourism investment tax holiday","amount":"10-year income tax exemption","who":"High-end tourism projects: US$10m foreign / US$5m Ugandan investors","effective":"FY2026/27 budget","note":"Includes VAT waivers and duty-free import of hotel furniture, fittings and equipment. Announced by Finance Minister Henry Musasizi. Confirm qualifying criteria with the Uganda Investment Authority before modelling it into a deal.","source":"Daily Monitor / Nile Post / Uganda Investment Authority","verified":true,"flag":"action"}]},{"country":"Tanzania","flag":"🇹🇿","items":[{"rule":"EU Air Safety List — operating ban on Tanzanian-certified airlines","amount":"No fee — an operating ban","who":"Every airline certified in Tanzania (ATCL and all other TZ-registered operators); affects any itinerary that would place a guest on a Tanzanian-registered carrier into or within the EU","effective":"In force since 3 June 2025; RETAINED in the 48th update published 8 June 2026 (announced 9 June 2026)","note":"THE BAN IS ON THE REGULATOR, NOT THE FLEET. The Commission lists Tanzania among 16 states whose civil aviation authority it judges to provide inadequate safety oversight — not on aircraft airworthiness findings. Domestic and regional Tanzanian flying is unaffected. Kyrgyzstan was removed entirely in the same update, so the list is a two-way door. COMMERCIAL POINT: the Eurobarometer survey published alongside the update (fieldwork 24 Feb–1 Mar 2026) found only 8% of Europeans would still book a flight with a listed airline, 70% consider the list effective and 12% check it before flying. A widely circulated trade item (ATTA library, 15 Sep 2025, sourced to Tuko) claiming the ban had been lifted is FALSE — correct it wherever your agents repeat it. TCAA published a notice headlined 'TCAA and EU reaffirm commitment to strengthen aviation safety oversight' on 4 September 2026.","source":"European Commission DG MOVE, 48th update of the EU Air Safety List, 9 June 2026; TCAA newsroom, 4 September 2026","verified":true,"flag":"action"},{"rule":"Tourist visa","amount":"US$50 standard · US$100 US citizens","who":"US citizens receive multiple entry","effective":"Current","note":"Apply online ahead of travel.","source":"Tanzania Immigration","verified":true},{"rule":"Mandatory electronic payments for licence","amount":"Compliant digital rail required (Lipa Namba / TANQR)","who":"Hotels, restaurants, safari & tourism operators","effective":"Effective 1 Jul 2026 — 6-month grace for existing businesses","note":"Under Electronic Transactions Act amendments and the Finance Act 2026, operators must offer a compliant digital-payment facility (mobile money, cards, POS, bank/internet transfer or govt e-payment) to obtain or renew a business licence. Existing operators have ~6 months (bite ~Jan 2027); after that, no compliant rail means no renewal.","source":"The Citizen / Daily News, effective 1 Jul 2026","verified":true,"flag":"action"}]},{"country":"Zanzibar","flag":"🇹🇿","items":[{"rule":"Mandatory inbound travel insurance","amount":"US$44 per adult","who":"Every foreign visitor","effective":"Since Oct 2024","note":"Bought from the Zanzibar government at visitzanzibar.go.tz — private policies do not substitute. Covers medical to US$50,000. PUT THIS IN YOUR PRE-ARRIVAL EMAIL: a guest discovering it at the airport is a bad review.","source":"Zanzibar Insurance Corporation","verified":true,"flag":"action"},{"rule":"Infrastructure tax (bed-night levy)","amount":"US$2–5 per person per night","who":"All in-house guests, by hotel star rating","effective":"Current","note":"Hotels must collect on behalf of the Zanzibar Revenue Board. Usually folded into the rate — decide deliberately whether you absorb or show it.","source":"Zanzibar Revenue Board","verified":true},{"rule":"Card payment surcharge","amount":"3–5%","who":"Card transactions","effective":"Current","note":"Widely applied. Material on a long stay — flag it at booking, not checkout.","source":"Operator practice","verified":true},{"rule":"Visa","amount":"US$50","who":"Most nationalities","effective":"Current","note":"Zanzibar follows Tanzania visa rules.","source":"Tanzania Immigration","verified":true},{"rule":"Tour & excursion operations reserved for citizens","amount":"Local ownership required","who":"Tour, excursion & transfer operators on Zanzibar","effective":"Tourism Act No. 6 of 2009 — enforcement active Aug 2026","note":"Zanzibar Commission for Tourism + Immigration arrested three foreign nationals (incl. Kenyan Esther Mutheu Samuka) on 18 Aug 2026 for running excursion businesses reserved for Zanzibaris. Foreign-owned DMCs cannot directly run the ground product — excursions, spice tours, transfers — and must contract a LICENSED Zanzibari operator. Verify island partners licensing before selling packages.","source":"Zanzibar Commission for Tourism notice 17 Aug 2026 / Citizen Digital 21 Aug 2026","verified":true,"flag":"action"}]},{"country":"Rwanda","flag":"🇷🇼","items":[{"rule":"Denial of entry after DRC travel or transit","amount":"No fee — an entry prohibition","who":"Any foreign national who has travelled to or transited through the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 30 days before intended travel to Rwanda","effective":"Rwanda Ministry of Health notice, 22 May 2026 — still in force and still referenced by the FCDO on 4 September 2026","note":"HARD ENTRY BAR| NOT A SCREENING INCONVENIENCE. Rwanda has reinforced health screening at DRC land points of entry and enhanced entry control at Kigali International Airport| and DENIES ENTRY to any foreign national who has been in or transited the DRC within the previous 30 days. PRACTICAL POINT: this kills the combined DRC-Rwanda itinerary on a 30-day lookback — Virunga and Nyiragongo cannot be sold ahead of a Rwandan gorilla leg| and a guest routing through Goma or Bukavu is not merely delayed but refused. Check transit history at booking| not at check-in| and put the 30-day rule in writing to any agent selling a multi-country Great Lakes programme. The measure is subject to short-notice change| so re-verify before departure.","source":"Rwanda Ministry of Health| Notice on Enhanced Ebola Prevention Measures (EVD updates| 22 May 2026); Rwanda Biomedical Centre; corroborated by FCDO Rwanda entry requirements page read 8 Sep 2026","verified":true,"flag":"action"},{"rule":"Visa on arrival — Commonwealth citizens","amount":"Free","who":"Citizens of Commonwealth countries","effective":"Current","note":"A free 30-day visa on arrival. Worth stating plainly in UK and other Commonwealth market comms| where guests often assume a paid e-visa is required.","source":"FCDO Rwanda entry requirements, read 8 Sep 2026","verified":true},{"rule":"Vapes and e-cigarettes","amount":"Banned","who":"All arrivals","effective":"Current","note":"Illegal to bring into Rwanda| including for personal use. A small pre-arrival comms item that avoids a confiscation at Kigali.","source":"FCDO Rwanda travel advice, read 8 Sep 2026","verified":true},{"rule":"Gorilla permit","amount":"US$1,500","who":"Foreign non-resident","effective":"Current","note":"US$500 foreign resident · US$200 Rwandan & EAC citizens. Nearly 2× Uganda's US$800 — the pricing gap is a live competitive dynamic for the whole gorilla circuit.","source":"Rwanda Development Board","verified":true},{"rule":"Tourist visa","amount":"~US$35","who":"Most nationalities","effective":"Verify before quoting","note":"Our most recent confirmation predates 2026 — confirm on the Irembo portal before publishing to clients.","source":"Irembo / RDB","verified":false},{"rule":"Yellow fever certificate","amount":"Required","who":"All arrivals","effective":"Current","note":"Mandatory, uploaded at application.","source":"Ministry of Health","verified":true}]},{"country":"Regional","flag":"🌍","items":[{"rule":"US Ebola entry restrictions & airport screening","amount":"No fee — screening and entry limits","who":"Anyone who has been in DRC, Uganda or South Sudan in the previous 21 days, regardless of nationality — INCLUDING US lawful permanent residents","effective":"PUBLISHED 16 September 2026 — 91 FR 58673–58679 (FR Doc 2026-18948), docket CDC-2026-0892. Effective 5:00pm EDT Friday 11 September 2026, expires 4:59pm EDT Sunday 11 October 2026. WRITTEN COMMENTS CLOSE 1 OCTOBER 2026","note":"UPDATE 19 SEP 2026 — NOW PUBLISHED| AND THE DOCUMENT IS MORE USEFUL THAN THE BAN. The 11 September order was published in the Federal Register on 16 SEPTEMBER 2026 as 91 FR 58673–58679| FR Doc 2026-18948| docket CDC-2026-0892| 7 pages. WRITTEN COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE 1 OCTOBER 2026 via regulations.gov (commenton/CDC-2026-0892-0017). Ledger call P191 resolves CORRECT. THREE THINGS IN THE PUBLISHED TEXT THAT ARE NOT IN THE HEADLINE. (1) FOOTNOTE 8 CITES WHO’S OWN END-OF-OUTBREAK PAGE for Uganda — “Uganda ends Ebola outbreak following completion of 42-day countdown”| last accessed 10 September 2026 — and Uganda remains in the operative clause regardless. The “Uganda is clean” argument is not new to CDC| it is footnoted and declined. (2) CDC REFUSED AN AIRSIDE-TRANSIT CARVE-OUT WHILE CONCEDING THE SCIENCE. A commenter argued that counting airside international transit as “presence” breaches the APA because such passengers never clear host-nation customs and Ebola is not contagious pre-symptom. CDC agreed Ebola “is not transmitted through ordinary airborne exposure” and that infected persons “generally do not transmit the virus before developing symptoms”| then “declines at this time to adopt the commenter’s recommendation” on OPERATIONAL FEASIBILITY grounds — traveller volumes| personnel constraints| variability of transit circumstances. This is the live clause for East Africa: a ninety-minute airside connection through Entebbe makes a non-US-national inadmissible for 21 days| which taxes Entebbe’s hub build-out (Abuja| Lusaka| Harare added; Accra 27 Oct| daily Kigali 18 Nov). Logged as ledger call P194. (3) ONLY THREE COMMENTS were received during the August window| worldwide| and CDC determined they “did not warrant changes”. The new order continues the August order without substantive change. Logged as ledger call P195. ALSO NOTED: CDC’s own port-health page (cdc.gov/port-health/legal-authorities/evdorder.html| last updated 11 September 2026) STILL READ “This Order will be published in the Federal Register” when checked on 19 September — three days after it was published. Do not use that page to test publication status. US citizens and nationals remain exempt; lawful permanent residents remain covered under 42 CFR 71.40(f) as amended at 91 FR 31362 (27 May 2026). PRIOR RECORD FOLLOWS. UPDATE 13 SEP 2026 — RENEWED| NOT LAPSED. The 12 Aug order expired 4:59pm EDT Fri 11 Sep and a new 30-day order was signed the same day by ASH Admiral Brian Christine| still covering DRC| UGANDA and SOUTH SUDAN| effective 5:00pm EDT 11 Sep and applying to flights departing after 4:59pm EDT that day. NOT YET IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER as at 13 Sep — the order says it \"will be published\". Determination: Ebola \"confirmed currently present in DRC and recently present in Uganda. There is a material risk that the outbreak will spread to South Sudan and again to Uganda.\" Uganda is held on FORWARD RISK| not present cases. Applies to lawful permanent residents; US citizens and nationals exempt. DRC at 6|779 confirmed / 3|267 deaths across 61 health zones as at 9 Sep; contact tracing ~87% vs the 95% threshold. Next decision ~11 Oct 2026. PRIOR RECORD FOLLOWS. CDC order under PHS Act ss.362/365, published at 91 FR 43636 on 16 July 2026, docket CDC-2026-0892. THE GREEN CARD EXEMPTION IS GONE: 42 CFR 71.40(f) was amended on 27 May 2026 (91 FR 31362) and the order applies expressly to lawful permanent residents. Exempt: US citizens and nationals, US military and government personnel on orders, and case-by-case CBP/CDC exceptions. DHS separately funnels affected flights to Washington Dulles (IAD) under 91 FR 29896, 21 May 2026. The order names Nairobi JKIA, Addis Ababa, Doha, Dubai, Brussels and Istanbul as transit corridors of concern — Kenya itself is NOT restricted. PUBLIC COMMENT CLOSES 31 JULY 2026 at regulations.gov under docket CDC-2026-0892; CDC has already refused, in writing, a request to assess Uganda independently of DRC. Next decision point 12 August. UPDATE 29 JUL: Uganda's Ministry of Health declared the outbreak OVER on 28 July 2026 — thirty days before the diarised ~27 August all-clear — so the 12 August renewal now falls AFTER a formal end-of-outbreak declaration, not before it. As at 08:00 EAT 29 July we can find no WHO statement endorsing the declaration and no change to the CDC order or the US Level 4 advisory. Sell 'outbreak over', not 'restrictions lifted'. UPDATE 5 AUG: WHO DON614 (1 Aug| revised 3 Aug) reports epidemiological week 30 as the outbreak's worst week yet (567 cases| 296 deaths) and confirms it is now the largest Ebola outbreak on record in DRC (3|605 confirmed| 1|587 deaths| 44% CFR). A WHO IHR Emergency Committee meets 18 August — six days after the 12 Aug US renewal point. UPDATE 20 AUG: the committee met on 18 Aug (its second meeting). WHO AFRO 18 Aug report: 5|021 confirmed / 2|378 deaths across 55 health zones in six provinces (Ituri 4|257/1|878; North Kivu 607/428 across 12 of 34 zones; South Kivu first 3 cases/1 death) — up from 4|318/2|011 on 9 Aug, and now creeping into provinces bordering Uganda and Rwanda. Advisory levels and entry orders unchanged; next US assessment 11 Sep.","source":"CDC Order signed 11 September 2026 (September-T42-Order_clean_10Sept26.pdf) and CDC Port Health page, both read directly 13 September 2026; prior: CDC Order 13 Jul 2026 / 91 FR 43636","verified":true,"flag":"action"},{"rule":"East Africa Tourist Visa (EATV)","amount":"US$100","who":"Kenya + Uganda + Rwanda","effective":"Current","note":"90-day multiple entry, free movement between the three. Apply through your FIRST country of entry. Materially cheaper than three separate visas — sell multi-country itineraries on it.","source":"EAC partner states","verified":true,"flag":"action"}]}]}}