Kenya

19 June 2014

KENYA - TRAVEL ADVICE

AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE

"High degree of caution"

Safety and security - On 15 and 16 June gunmen attacked two towns in the Mpeketoni area on the Kenyan coast 40 kms from Lamu Island, killing at least 68 people and burning property. Australians should avoid the area around Mpeketoni. In response to the attacks in Mpeketoni, the US Embassy in Nairobi has restricted travel by official personnel to all coastal counties; Mombasa, Kwale, Kilifi, Lamu and the coastal portion of Tana River country that extends approximately 65 km inland.

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