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Kenya:
Travel Ban Could Hit Local Economy Hard
EA Business, 9 October 2011
Fear and anxiety gripped the Kenyan tourism sector in the past few weeks after various embassies and high commissions in Nairobi on Wednesday maintained that travel bans against… Read more »
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Kenya:
Tourists Ignore Travel Alert On Country
Nation, 17 November 2011
Plans for their life time dream holiday to Kenya were complete when all of a sudden the United Kingdom slapped a travel advisory warning its citizens that the East African country… Read more »
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East Africa:
Latest Kidnaps Prove Pirates Changing Tactics
CISA, 7 October 2011
Even as Kenya moves to intensify security patrols on the coastal waters next to war-torn Somali, the Jury is still out on who exactly is behind latest incidences of kidnappings… Read more »
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Kenya:
Bad Attitude of Police Is Undermining Our Security
The Star, 11 October 2011
Two well-executed attacks on the normally serene Lamu Islands tourist resorts have thrown the Kenyan security apparatus in a tailspin and, as usual, left them chasing shadows. Read more »
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Kenya:
The Challenge in Lamu Is More Than Law and Order
Nation, 8 October 2011
The abduction of Ms Judith Tebbutt and the slaughter of her husband last month, and the abduction of Marieu Dedieu last Saturday have focused public and international attention on… Read more »
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Kenya:
Security Shake-Up Over Lamu Raids
Nation, 5 October 2011
A central command to coordinate the operations of all security agencies on the Kenya-Somalia border is to be set up. The control centre will link police and military operations in… Read more »
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Kenya:
High Level Security Meeting Held in Lamu Over Shabaab Attacks
The Star, 5 October 2011
A high level security meeting was yesterday held in Lamu, with the Commissioner of Police issuing a directive to officers to deal ruthlessly with terrorists and pirates. A team of… Read more »
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Kenya:
Lamu Rejects 6PM Curfew On High Seas
The Star, 5 October 2011
Lamu residents are against a government directive that the high seas should be a no-go zone after 6pm, in an effort to fight off terrorism. The Lamu Council of Elders said the… Read more »
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Kenya:
Crackdown Against Somalia Militants Spares Miraa Trade
Business Daily, 5 October 2011
Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere's Monday order to close the Kenya-Somalia border has not affected flights, offering miraa traders and humanitarian workers a lifeline. Read more »
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Kenya:
Lamu Hoteliers Threaten to Close Shop Over Insecurity
The Star, 5 October 2011
Hoteliers in Lamu yesterday threatened to close down their businesses if the government will not fulfill its promise to maintain security alng the porous Somali border. They said… Read more »
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Kenya:
President Kibaki Meets Security Chiefs Over Lamu Raids
Nation, 4 October 2011
President Kibaki on Tuesday summoned the country's top security organ following the abduction of two tourists at the Coast. Read more »
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Kenya:
New Security Measures Unveiled
Nation, 3 October 2011
The government on Monday ordered intensified aerial surveillance and sea patrols in Lamu to deal with attacks by Somali insurgents. Read more »
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Kenya:
Security Forces on the Spot After Attacks
Nation, 3 October 2011
Two kidnapping incidents of tourists in Lamu are raising questions about the ability of the country's security agencies to secure the country's borders and deal with terrorism… Read more »
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Kenya:
Soldiers Die in Pursuit of Kidnappers
The Star, 3 October 2011
Two naval officers died their boat hit a rock and capsized as they were in pursuit of suspected Al Shaaban militiamen who abducted an elderly woman from Manda island. Read more »
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Kenya:
Attacks On Tourists Bad News for Country
Nation, 3 October 2011
The highly-publicised attacks on, and abductions of tourists in Lamu, an idyllic holiday destination, has jolted the country and brought to focus security along the coastline. Read more »
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Somalia:
Kenya in Bid to Free Kidnapped French Woman
RFI, 2 October 2011
Kenya says it has sent mediators to Somalia to negotiate the release of a disabled French woman who was snatched from her beachfront resort home on Saturday and taken to… Read more »
