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4 Dec 2003
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Kenya without a carnet
We travel with our Landy through Africa (South African registered) without a carnet, and everyone keeps telling us Kenya will be a problem without a carnet.
Is there anyone who has experience with Kenya without a carnet, and what does this mean: bribe? pay duties? We need to pass into Kenya 3 times: once crossing to Mombassa from Tanzania, secondly Uganda to Kenya and Thirdly back from Ethiopia to Kenya. Thanks in advance for your responses! Arnout & Saskia 
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25 Dec 2003
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Well, I can answer now to my own question:
It is almost impossible to get into Kenya without a carnet. They only issue C500-forms nowadays which require you to execute a bond. You can either deposit the bond (of about 1.5 times the value of the car) at a bank in Kenya or buy a bond-insurance at an insurance company at 5% of the bond-value. All of this needs to be done by a clearing agent. In our case the Kenyan Revenue Authority valued our car at 170.000 Ksh and put the bond to 270.000 Ksh (tax-value). 5% means 13,500 Ksh, which is about USD 190. Pretty expensive, espcially if you go to Ethiopia and back through Kenya paying for another bond!!! We now opt for trying to buy a carnet in South Africa, but have to see if we can manage as we are in Tanzania. Good luck! Arnout
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5 Jan 2004
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Hi Arnout,
While perhaps not legally possible, it is physically possible. When we entered from Ethiopia in January 2003, we were driving along the eastern shore of lake Turkana. There's no proper border crossing here so noboby to stamp your carnet. You just don't want to be caught by the Ethiopian police like us. Once in Nairobi, we went to immigrations and got our Kenya visas no probs, no bribes. On the way out to Tanzania, we simply skipped the customes office and only got our passports stamped by the police. Drop me a line if you want more info, best, Camiel www.amsterdam2capetown.com
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5 Jan 2004
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Arnout,
One more thought: why don't you get Dutch motoring association ANWB to issue a carnet? As long as you put up a €3000 deposit and pay them €220 they'll issue the Carnet. I have inquired in the past and they don't mind foreign registration of the vehicle. Give them a call and ask for the "grensdocumenten" department. Good luck! Camiel
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27 Jan 2011
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Hey, its not able to imagine Kenya without a carnet. So, I think immigrations and got our Kenya visas no probs, no bribes. On the way out to Tanzania, we simply skipped the customes office and only got our passports stamped by the police.
For any further information you can contact me any time  Thanks! MK
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