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United States issues travel advisory to its citizens in Kenya

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US ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman during a previous press conference [Twitter]

The United States has issued a travel advisory to its citizens in Kenya.

The advisory, posted on the US Department of State, called on its citizens to exercise increased caution when traveling to counties around the Kenya-Somali border and some coastal areas saying they are prone to terrorism and kidnapping.

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