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Kenya Per Diem Rates 2026

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All 17 DTMO localities for Kenya, OCONUS per diem table effective September 1, 2026. Lodging is a ceiling on actual cost; M&IE is a flat daily amount.

Reviewed by Guilherme Correia, active-duty U.S. Air Force

17 DTMO localities · table effective September 1, 2026

Highest · Watamu

$339 /day

lodging $249 + M&IE $90

Lowest · Nanyuki

$161 /day

lodging $97 + M&IE $64

Moving here? Temporary lodging after arrival is TLA, built on these rates — run the TLA calculator.

Kenya per diem — every locality, 2026

Lodging is a ceiling on actual room cost; M&IE is flat. A locality with seasonal rates shows one row per season. Effective dates are DTMO's per row.

Kenya OCONUS per diem rates 2026 by locality
LocalitySeasonLodgingM&IETotal / dayEffective
KahawaAll year$250$77$32705/01/2024
KiambuAll year$250$77$32705/01/2024
KiharaAll year$250$77$32705/01/2024
KikuyuAll year$250$77$32705/01/2024
KirbichikuAll year$250$77$32705/01/2024
LamuAll year$231$87$31804/01/2020
MalindiAll year$117$69$18604/01/2020
Mara Area RegionAll year$295$30$32504/01/2020
MombasaAll year$160$78$23803/01/2019
Mt. Kenya AreaAll year$209$106$31504/01/2020
NairobiAll year$250$77$32705/01/2024
NanyukiAll year$97$64$16104/01/2020
RuiruAll year$250$77$32705/01/2024
ThogotoAll year$250$77$32705/01/2024
WangigeAll year$250$77$32705/01/2024
WatamuAll year$249$90$33904/01/2020
[other]All year$147$77$22403/01/2019

Source: JTR Appendix B - OCONUS Per Diem Rates. Table effective September 1, 2026. Verify on the DTMO per diem lookup.

How Kenya per diem is used

TDY. Lodging is reimbursed at actual cost up to the locality ceiling and M&IE is paid flat, at 75% on the first and last travel day (JTR par. 020302). Where a locality is not listed, the country's "Other" row applies if DTMO publishes one.

PCS — Temporary Lodging Allowance. After you arrive, TLA reimburses the hotel and meals until housing is assigned, computed from these locality rates times a family percentage (JTR par. 0507). The TLA calculator already carries every Kenya locality — pick it from the search.

Housing after TLA. Once you rent on the economy, the OHA calculator shows the rent ceiling and utility allowance for your grade, and the OCONUS COLA calculator covers the cost-of-living adjustment.

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REF: JTR Ch 2, par. 020302 · JTR Appendix B, effective September 1, 2026

JTR Appendix B - OCONUS Per Diem Rates. Kenya

Results are estimates. Always verify with your finance office.

Reviewed by Guilherme Correia · Military Toolkit editorial