# Kenya offers amnesty after Burundians rush to embassy to leave

https://mins.news/en/item/49527

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-08 09:53 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/8/kenya-offers-amnesty-for-migrants-after-burundians-rush-to-leave?traffic_source=rss

> Kenya has announced a temporary amnesty for undocumented East African migrants after hundreds of Burundians crowded into their Nairobi embassy seeking documents to return home. The government urged migrants to register at embassies, promised legal protections during registration and warned against harassment and xenophobic abuse.

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