Adoption Agencies and Information for Kenya
Kenyan courts are not institutionally biased against foreigners
seeking to adopt children in Kenya. Although it still remains an issue, the courts
are beginning to take a more liberal view of racial differences between prospective
adoptive parents (PAPs) and the adoptive child. Kenyan courts view the welfare
of the child as paramount in reviewing an adoption case.
The government office responsible for adoptions in Kenya is
the High Courts and the Department of Children’s Services. The Department
of Children’s Services can provide a list of currently registered adoption
agencies with which PAPs may deal. The adopting couple must reside in Kenya
with the child for at least three months before the legal procedure begins, the
average length of the adoption process is about six months, including the three
month residency requirement.
Kenyan Department of Children’s Services
P.O. Box 46205-00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 254-20-228-411
KENYA EMBASSY AND CONSULATES IN THE UNITED STATES:
Embassy of the Republic of Kenya
2249 R Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: (202) 387-6101
For more information about adoption from this country
and about adoption agencies that can assist you, please visit the websites below.
Prospective adoptive parents are advised to fully research any of the adoption
agencies they plan to use for adoption services. | 
