Uhuru Tells Off UK For Fresh Travel Warning

Uhuru Tells Off UK For Fresh Travel Warning

President Uhuru Kenyatta has criticised the UK for issuing travel advisories to its citizens, saying they were based on “untrue” information about Kenya’s security.

In what could signal a growing rift between Kenya and her former colonial oppressor, the President accused the British of making selective travel warnings.

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He was addressing a group of Kenyans living in the diaspora.

The meeting, under the theme “Development and Innovation; Opportunities for Diaspora” was meant to educate Kenyans abroad on the opportunities available at home.

He was incensed by the fresh UK government warning to its nationals not to visit the Coast unless they were on “essential travel”.

Two weeks ago, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond accused Kenya of sitting on intelligence information, making it difficult to review the warnings.

President Kenyatta refuted the claims yesterday.

The new warning was issued last Friday, a week after Mr Hammond’s trip to Kenya where he failed to convince Nairobi to renew a bilateral military training agreement.

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office said the updated advisory was not motivated by political or economic reasons, but was a routine review based on “our objective assessment of the security position, an assessment shared with the Kenyan authorities.”

Britain has more tourists coming to Kenya than any other Western country.

Source: Tuko Newspaper

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