Briton moved but unbowed by terrorist attacks against Kenya

Days after he arrived in Nairobi, Al Shabaab hit Gikomba. But instead of taking the next flight home, Kevin Widdop headed to KNH to donate blood. He explains why terror attacks won’t cow him into leaving Kenya

Our phones buzzed with text messages from loved-ones back home. “Are you ok? Explosions in Nairobi! Are you leaving?” they asked. Having landed in Kenya just days earlier and having woken to the news that hundreds of British tourists had been evacuated from coastal tourist hotspots, the most sensible thing to do, we decided, was head back to our apartment and find out exactly what was going on.