South Sudan’s embassy in Nairobi has reportedly been shut again over outstanding rent arrears, disrupting consular services for South Sudanese living, studying and travelling in Kenya.
The reported closure has left citizens facing difficulties accessing essential services, including travel documents and other consular assistance.
Details on the amount of the latest arrears and how long the mission is expected to remain closed have not been officially confirmed.
The development comes months after the embassy faced a similar dispute in November 2025. At the time, reports said the landlord had locked the mission’s premises in Nairobi’s Kilimani area over unpaid rent.
Embassy staff told media at the time that the mission had accumulated several months of arrears, with the monthly rent reported at about $9,000.
The embassy later announced that it would resume normal operations on 13 November 2025, describing the earlier disruption as the result of “internal administrative arrangements” rather than publicly confirming the rent allegations.
The latest reported closure is likely to raise fresh concerns among South Sudanese in Kenya, particularly students, businesspeople and travellers who depend on the embassy for documentation and other services.
Kenya is a key regional destination for South Sudanese, with many citizens travelling there for education, business, medical care and other activities.
The reported development also comes amid broader financial pressures facing South Sudan’s government and its diplomatic missions abroad.
The embassy and South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation have yet to publicly provide details on the reported closure, the outstanding amount or when normal services are expected to resume.
