Kenya right to protest travel advisories

Last week, Australia alerted Kenya of the possibility of a terrorist attack on the country. The Australian embassy in Nairobi warned its citizens from visiting Nairobi and Mombasa only two days after the United States embassy in Uganda warned of possible attacks in Kampala in areas frequented by foreigners.

Kenya and Uganda have been instrumental in fighting Al-Shabaab militias in Somalia. The bulk of the African Union forces in Somalia comprise Kenyan and Ugandan soldiers, and this makes them a target for retaliatory attacks.