US State Department Issues New Travel Warning for Kenya
The US State Department on Friday released a new travel warning to Kenya. In the warning, the Department cautions U.S. citizens to avoid the area near the Kenya-Somalia border because of threats by al-Shabaab.
US Citizens are told to avoid travel in the entire counties of Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Tana River, and Lamu. They are also told to avoid all areas north of Malinda in Kilifi County as well as the Eastleigh neighborhood of Nairobi.
“Violent and sometimes fatal crimes, including armed carjackings, muggings, home invasions and burglaries, and kidnappings can occur at any time. U.S. citizens and U.S. Embassy employees have been victims of such crimes,” part of the alert reads.
“There has been an increase in armed incursions by herders on private farms and wildlife conservancies in Laikipia, Baringo, and Samburu counties in central Kenya,” the alert further warns.
Comments (6)
US State department, please share your intelligence with Kenyan Authority so that we can save lives of innocent Kenyans from those terrorists and not only of the American visitors.
The American Citizens have an upper hand lets not forget helping any human being as well as Kenyans too because the Counties which are Mentioned are the Pastrolist Communities whose rights are being violated since I'm a Human Rights Defender I hope together We Can because what we do as Organizations is Advocacy and Lobbying, Garissa County Civil Society Organisations.
Fatuma, from your name, I take it that you are amuslim.If you are, is it true that Al shabab are fighting the enemies of Islam.If so, who are the enemies of is lslam ?
Kenya has been apretty good neighbor to Muslim Somalis for as long as I can remember, and that's a long time.And what are the larger muslim sectors who say they oppose Alshabab doing about it?
American Embassy is right in issuing this warning. I feel threatened as a Kenyan when I visit these places, so one can imagine a highly visible foreigner being game for such targets. Al-Shabab have caused tremendous damage to Kenyan reputation. Period. There is no defending this one. I second the American and applaud them for thinking about their citizens - it's more than can be said about our current leaders who are currently busy brewing a storm for the country!
Travel advisorys ;Kenyans please stay away from Chicago,New York,California,Philadelphia down towns.More than 30,000 pple r said to die from shooting n more in gunshots due to joblessness n insecurity in this towns.Check yr backs n be carefull when visiting this cities.
The corruption in Kenya(especially in the police service)makes it almost impossible to secure Kenya.Even if we share the intelligence with corrupt people,of what good will it serve?