Legal status in Kenya

Per-substance legal status for Kenya, from sourced statutes where available. Legal information, not legal advice; drug laws change, so confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.

6 confirmed substances79 not individually verifiedLast updated July 14, 2026

Confirmed legal status

Cannabis / THC

Legal status: Illegal under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245) — personal-use possession up to 10 years (other purpose up to 20); NO decriminalization carve-out; trafficking life
Consequences if caught: Cannabis possession is an offence under Section 3: possession for personal use (the accused must satisfy the court it was personal) carries up to 10 years; possession for another purpose up to 20 years. There is NO general personal-use decriminalization carve-out. Trafficking (Sec 4) carries a fine of at least 1,000,000 KSh plus life. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

Cannabis / THC in Kenya, full detail →

Cocaine

Legal status: Illegal under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245) — possession up to 20 years or fine ≥1,000,000 KSh + life; trafficking life; NO death penalty
Consequences if caught: Cocaine is controlled under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994. Possession (Section 3) of a drug other than cannabis carries up to 20 years, otherwise a fine of at least 1,000,000 KSh plus life. Trafficking (Sec 4) carries a fine of at least 1,000,000 KSh plus life. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

Cocaine in Kenya, full detail →

Heroin

Legal status: Illegal under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245) — possession up to 20 years or fine ≥1,000,000 KSh + life; trafficking life; NO death penalty
Consequences if caught: Heroin is controlled under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994. Possession (Section 3) of a drug other than cannabis carries up to 20 years, otherwise a fine of at least 1,000,000 KSh plus life. Trafficking (Sec 4) carries a fine of at least 1,000,000 KSh plus life. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

Heroin in Kenya, full detail →

Khat

Legal status: LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat (miraa/muguka); a scheduled cash crop
Consequences if caught: Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL in Kenya: the 2022 amendment to the Narcotic Drugs Act exempts cathinone and cathine when contained in khat, and khat has scheduled-crop status as a major cash crop.
If prescribed / medical: Khat is a legal scheduled crop in Kenya; not a prescribed medicine.
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

Khat in Kenya, full detail →

MDMA

Legal status: Illegal under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245) — possession up to 20 years or fine ≥1,000,000 KSh + life; trafficking life; NO death penalty
Consequences if caught: MDMA is controlled under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994. Possession (Section 3) of a drug other than cannabis carries up to 20 years, otherwise a fine of at least 1,000,000 KSh plus life. Trafficking (Sec 4) carries a fine of at least 1,000,000 KSh plus life. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

MDMA in Kenya, full detail →

Methamphetamine

Legal status: Illegal under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245) — possession up to 20 years or fine ≥1,000,000 KSh + life; trafficking life; NO death penalty
Consequences if caught: Methamphetamine is controlled under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994. Possession (Section 3) of a drug other than cannabis carries up to 20 years, otherwise a fine of at least 1,000,000 KSh plus life. Trafficking (Sec 4) carries a fine of at least 1,000,000 KSh plus life. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

Methamphetamine in Kenya, full detail →

Not individually verified

For these 79 substances the governing national drug law is cited, but we have not verified that the substance specifically is scheduled under it. Treat them as unanswered, not as legal. Confirm with Kenya’s drug authority or your embassy.

1P-LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

2-FDCK

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

25I-NBOMe

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

2C-B

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

2C-E

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

2C-I

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

2C-T-7

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

3-MMC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

4-AcO-DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

4-HO-MET

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

6-APB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

Adderall

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

Alcohol

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Amanita muscaria

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Amphetamine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

Amyl Nitrite

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Ayahuasca

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Barbiturates

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Benzodiazepines

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

Buprenorphine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

Caffeine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Cathinone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

CBD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Clonazepam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

Codeine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

Crack Cocaine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Delta-8-THC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Diazepam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

DOM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

DXM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Ephedrine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

Etizolam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

Fentanyl

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

Gabapentin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

GBL

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

GHB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

HHC

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Hydrocodone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

Ketamine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

Kratom

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

Lorazepam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

LSA (Morning Glory)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

MDA

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

MDPV

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Memantine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Mephedrone (4-MMC)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Mescaline

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

Methadone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

Methaqualone (Quaaludes)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Methylone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Methylphenidate

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

Mitragynine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

Modafinil

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

Morphine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

MXE

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Nicotine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Nitrous Oxide

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Oxycodone

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

PCP

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

Peyote

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

Phenibut

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Pink Cocaine / Tusi

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Poppers

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Pregabalin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Psilocybin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

Quetiapine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Salvia divinorum

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

THC-P

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Tobacco

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

Tramadol

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

Xanax (Alprazolam)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 13, 2026

Xylazine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated June 26, 2026

Zolpidem

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Kenya's authorities (Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Kenyan sources (Act No. 4 of 1994, as amended 2022) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics carries a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Kenya has NO death penalty for drug offences (maximum is life).
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Kenya has a strict drug regime under the Narcotic Drugs Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245, amended 2022) with NO general personal-use decriminalization. The 2022 amendment added tiered quantity penalties: 1–100 g of narcotics → a minimum 30,000,000 KSh fine plus at least 30 years; more than 100 g → a minimum 50,000,000 KSh fine plus up to 50 years. Khat (miraa/muguka) is LEGAL — the 2022 amendment exempts cathinone/cathine when contained in khat, a major cash crop. Kenya has NO death penalty (maximum is life). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4 of 1994 (Cap 245), as amended 2022, Secs 3/4 · kenyalaw.org · interior.go.ke · Updated July 14, 2026

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