Kenyan ambassador to the US Robinson Githae has warned potential e-visa applicants on counterfeit websites purporting to issue travel documents on behalf of the government.
He said the foreign affairs ministry in association with the US government is investigating www.kenya-evisa-online.com and www.kenyaonlinevisa.org which are alleged to have been issuing the visas illegally.
He added that the only genuine platform through which potential visitors to Kenya can apply for visas is http://evisa.go.ke/evisa.html.
Githae said the fraudulent sites are masquerading as genuine government platforms and have been scamming e-visa applicants.
“We are doing everything possible to make sure that innocent people, both Americans and other nationals, don’t lose their money to these crooks,” said Githae.
This comes after the Kenyan High Commission in the United Kingdom issued an alert on the fraudulent websites while the Kenyan embassy in Cairo, Egypt, posted a message on its official website warning about the existence of the same.