If coming from Omorate, Ethiopia down the eastern side of Lake Turkana make sure you have sufficient water and fuel (and food) for at least 1,000 kms - and are mechanically sound. This route is far from help, and it is tough even in a 4x4.

Also, you need to sign in at the police post at Ileret, Kenya (the first settlement you come to in Kenya) and make sure your details are recorded in the Incident Book. This is in case the Immigration authorities in Nairobi ask how you entered Kenya and need proof.

You will need to register your arrival with Kenya Immigration once you arrive in Nairobi. This is done at Nyayo House in central Nairobi. Then Customs at Times Tower also in central Nairobi where you will also have to pay for foreign vehicle road tax.

Have you already organised COMESA Third Party insurance in Addis? If not, you will need to obtain Kenya Third Party Insurance - and you are likely to get stopped by the police en route to Nairobi to check your insurance. The likely first place you will be able to obtain Kenyan Third Party insurance is Nanyuki. When we did this route down Lake Turkana from the north, we had arranged COMESA Yellow Card insurance beforehand as we were aware of the problem of entering Kenya down the Lake Turkana track and the issue of Third Party insurance.