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Embassy

Welcome to the Kenya Embassy, Bujumbura

Consular protection, documents and diaspora support for Kenyans in Burundi.

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Consular services

Consular and diaspora services at the Kenya Embassy in Bujumbura.

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Emergency Travel Document

A one-trip travel document if your passport is lost, stolen or expired.

Passport application & renewal

Apply for or renew your Kenyan e-passport.

Document attestation

Authenticate Kenyan certificates and documents for use abroad.

In an emergency

If a Kenyan national is in trouble in Burundi

Arrest, detention, hospitalisation, a death, a lost passport or a crisis. A duty officer answers at any hour, including public holidays.

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What happens when you call the duty officer
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    Call the duty officer

    Give your full name, your passport number if you have it, your location and what has happened.

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    Tell us who else to inform

    Family, a lawyer or your employer. With your consent we keep them updated.

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    We attend and follow up

    We visit where permitted, liaise with the local authorities, and stay with your case until it is resolved.

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    What we cannot do

    We cannot pay fines or legal fees, secure your release, or interfere in another country's courts.

Mission leadershipMinistry leadership →

This mission serves Kenyans across Burundi and deepens a partnership built on trade, security and the movement of people. Our consular counter is open to every citizen who needs us, our duty officer answers day and night, and our door is open to the partners who work with Kenya here.

Amb. Henry WambumaAmbassador
To be announcedDeputy Head of Mission
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Bilateral relations

Kenya and Burundi

Kenya and Burundi maintain friendly diplomatic relations grounded in cooperation on trade, regional affairs and people-to-people ties.

The full relationship
1963Diplomatic relations established
8Instruments in force
3Joint commissions convened
4Direct weekly flights to Bujumbura

* Indicative figure, pending confirmation by the mission.

News

Statements, press releases and updates from the Kenya Embassy in Bujumbura.

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President leads Kenya’s delegation to the African Union Summit
Presidential diplomacy

President leads Kenya’s delegation to the African Union Summit

The President of the Republic of Kenya is in Addis Ababa to lead the national delegation, championing continental integration, peace and the African free-trade agenda.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia2026-06-26
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Kenya and Tanzania move to remove remaining trade barriers
Trade & investment

Kenya and Tanzania move to remove remaining trade barriers

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania2026-06-30
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State visit to South Africa deepens trade and continental cooperation

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Kenya reaffirms its commitment to end human trafficking

Presidential diplomacy · 2026-06-23

President addresses the UN General Assembly on global financial reform

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Reports & treaties

Agreements and instruments relevant to Burundi and Kenya's foreign policy.

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Bilateral agreementsigned

Kenya-Tanzania Trade Facilitation and Standards Understanding

A commitment to eliminate remaining non-tariff barriers and harmonise product standards, reducing duplicate testing at the shared border.

Download · PDF · 1.1 MB · 15 pages
Treatyratified

African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

Kenya’s continued implementation of the AfCFTA, the world’s largest free-trade area by membership.

Download · PDF · 3.6 MB · 88 pages
Memorandum of Understandingsigned

Kenya-Tanzania MoU on Trade Facilitation

A memorandum to ease cross-border trade, harmonise standards and reduce non-tariff barriers between Kenya and Tanzania.

Download · PDF · 0.8 MB · 9 pages

Events

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12
DEC
National celebration

Jamhuri Day reception - Bujumbura

Kenya Embassy, Bujumbura
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7
MAY
Consular outreach

Mobile consular clinic - Bujumbura

Bujumbura, Burundi
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22
OCT
Flagship summit

Global Trust Summit

Nairobi & online
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28
AUG
Investment forum

Kenya Diaspora Investment Forum

Nairobi & online
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The chancery in Bujumbura

Location
PTA Building, 2nd Floor, West Wing, P.O. Box 5138 Mutanga, Bujumbura
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 13:00 (consular counter, local time)
24/7 emergency line
+254 20 331 8888
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