This week: KENYA
Kenya
Local time: GMT +3.
Capital: Nairobi.
Language: Kiswahilli, English, many local languages.
Electricity: 220/240 V AC 50Hz.
Int. direct dialling code: 254
Currency:IKenyan shilling (KES 1 = 100 cents).
Notes: IKES: 20; 50; 100; 200; 500; 1,000.
Coins: KES: 1; 5; 10. Cents: 5, 10, 50.
Business hours
Banks: 9am-3pm Mon-Fri, 9am-11am Sat (first and last Sat of each month).
Offices: 8am-1pm and 2pm-5pm Mon-Fri.
Shops: 8.30am-12.30pm and 2pm-5.30 Mon-Sat.
Emergency services
Police: 999
Health
Compulsory vaccinations: yellow fever certificate if arriving from infected areas. Infants under one year are exempt.
Recommended immunisations: in some circumstances, diphtheria and TB, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, meningitis, polio, tetanus, typhoid, yellow fever.