Kenyan TIP
 

Anyone have any experience of getting their vehicle into Kenya with anything other than a Carnet? Leaving next week from Zim (in a Zim registered Toyota) and any info would be appreciated.

[This message has been edited by Bundubasher (edited 06 February 2005).]

Any info?

We got our Cameroonian registered motorbikes through Tanzania & Kenya (Both need Carnes) with an official looking piece of paper written in French that was actually a laissez passe for Cameroon. We got all the customs officials from the countries that don't need Carnes to stamp it saying that we needed to return the paper to Cameroon to prove we hadn't sold the bike. Then when we got to Tanzania & Kenya where they demanded a Carne, we presented them with our homemade documents which by then had lots of official stamps on it. They made a bit of a fuss but we pointed out that all the other countries (We had South Africa, Namibia, Zambia & Malawi)had accepted it so surely they should - and they did.
I'll scan in the document and post it on here.
muro

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OK, thanks all.

We travelled from RSA, through Zim, Zam, and Tanzania (all on TIPs) before we were halted at Namanga border Post. Customs wouldn't let the vehicle in without a Carnet. So we had tpo leave the truck at the border, jump in a taxi, and over the next week buy an insurance bond and a carnet. Still worked out cheaper than buying it in the UK as you don't have to put up the refundable deposit.

enzo
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