The Williams sisters arrived on a flight from Nigeria on Monday night and flew to the western town of Kisumu to visit a school and meet orphans and women widowed by HIV/AIDS.
A source close to the delegation, who was not authorised to speak to the media, told PANA that Care International was involved in the organisation of the humanitarian visit.
U.S. marines are in charge of their security in Kenya, which includes a convoy of 10 vehicles, carrying her handlers.
They are due to visit charity projects on Wednesday, before arriving at the city's poorest neighbourhood in Kibera, one of Africa's largest informal settlement schemes.
They would meet visit the Sadili Ovals Sports Academy, which offers key tennis and football lessons to children from poor households.
Sadili Ovals Sports Academy is regarded as part of Kenya Football Federation's talent development. It is financed by the Williams to help children aged 12-16 years to receive training from the best coaches to become marketable.
Through the Sadili Ovals, international sports personalities roundly pay to better the lives of children from Kibera Slum's Katwekera village, apparently influenced by the success of the Williams sisters on the tennis court.
Apart from the local tennis academy, the Williams are also financing school projects for poor children in the heartland of Masailand, near the world famous Masai Mara Game Reserve.
Through the Build Schools Initiative, the Williams have financed the construction of Ololoi Matui school and Supet in Narok, 150 km outside Nairobi.
The schools were built to lessen the suffering of girls, who have to walk over long distances, risking attacks by elephants and lions along the route.
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