About British High Commission Nairobi
Upper Hill RoadP.O. Box 30465-00100, Nairobi
Nairobi
Kenya
Telephone
+254 (0) 20 287 3000 / +254 (0) 20 2844 000/ +44 20 7008 5000
If you’re in Kenya and you need urgent help (for example you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call +254 (0) 20 2873000 or +254 (0) 20 2844000. If you're in the UK and are worried about a British national in Kenya, call Outside office hours call +44 (0) 20 70085000. Consular assistance is available 24/7. When calling please stay on the line and select the option for ‘calling about an emergency involving a British National’ to speak to a consular officer.
Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-nairobi
For Passport enquiries
Email correspondence should be submitted via the online enquiry form at the following web address: www.gov.uk/passport-advice-line
For Visa Enquiries
Contact: https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk
For general enquiries,
Contact: Nairobi.Enquiries@fcdo.gov.uk
Public Holidays 2024
| Holiday | Day/Date |
| New Year’s Day | Monday 1 January |
| Good Friday | Friday 29 March |
| Easter Monday | Monday 1 April |
| Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) | Thursday 11 April *Day could vary by moon sighting |
| *Labour Day | Wednesday 1 May |
| *Early May Bank Day | Monday 6 May |
| Spring Bank Holiday/Whitsun UK | Monday 27 May |
| Madaraka Day | Saturday 1 June (Compensation Day Monday 3 June) |
| Eid-al-Adha | Monday 17 June *Day could vary by moon sighting |
| Summer Bank Holiday UK | Monday 26 August |
| Moi/Huduma Day | Thursday 10 October |
| Mashujaa Day | Sunday 20 October (Compensation Day Monday 21 October) |
| Jamhuri Day | Thursday 12 December |
| Christmas Day | Wednesday 25 December |
| Boxing/Utamaduni Day | Thursday 26 December |
*Individual staff will decide whether to take either Labour Day (Wednesday 1 May) or the UK bank holiday (Monday 6 May) but not both.