The United States Embassy in Kenya has issued a security alert for American citizens ahead of the Supreme Court ruling on the presidential election petition on Monday.
In the alert dated September 1st, the embassy reminded US citizens of the continued need for “sustained vigilance”, stating that Kenya has periodically experienced some post-electoral violence during election cycles.
“Election-related demonstrations and rallies regularly take place after elections, at times blocking key intersections and causing traffic jams. Demonstrations may occasionally be violent, requiring police intervention. Strikes and other protest activities related to economic conditions occur regularly,” reads the alert.
The embassy further announced that it has imposed movement restrictions on US government personnel in Kisumu out of an “abundance of caution.”
“Out of an abundance of caution, the U.S. Embassy has imposed movement restrictions on U.S. government personnel in Kisumu. The State Department reminds U.S. citizens of the continued need for sustained vigilance,” it added.
American nationals have been advised to take the following actions; monitor local media for updates, avoid crowds, avoid demonstrations, keep a low profile, be aware of their surroundings, be vigilant when visiting banks or ATMs, and not display signs of wealth such as wearing expensive jewelry or watches.
They are also advised to review their personal security plans, have travel documents up to date and easily accessible, and carry proper identification including a copy of the bio-page of their U.S. passport with a copy of a current Kenyan visa.
They understand where all…
They understand where all the criminals hooligans are located, as simple as that …
Your black ass and my black…
Your black ass and my black ass are seen as the same black ass from Africa. No one in America gives two shits whether it is from Kisumu, Eldoret, Nyeri, Kakamega or Mombasa. Whatever hurts a Kenyan in Kisumu hurts a Kenyan in Nyeri. US doesn’t care about this either. America has too many problems if you’re here you know, if you’ve never set foot here then be enlightened. Too many violent incidents. Whatever happened in Uvalde Texas Can NEVER HAPPEN in Kisumu. Pretty sure if I bought you a house in some parts of Chicago you wouldn’t dare set foot there. It’s risky sending kids to school, going to the mall/store, even to church yet you never hear any travel advisories or cautions issued. Celebrating just because of tribalism that a different part of the country has been mentioned is foolish to say the least. Many parts of the country are more dangerous than Kisumu. I never saw people being burnt alive in a church in Kisumu. A few years ago I had an Akorino Nanny who never wanted to go home on her off days or holidays. We loved her and didn’t mind but had to find out why she didn’t want to travel to her village in Murang’a. She told of how some nights she and her family including her ailing father had to climb on top of trees and spend the nights up there just to avoid the notorious gangsters Mungiki. Now I’ve never heard of any luos sleeping on top of trees coz of gangsters and robbers. I’ve heard of places in Kisii where folks build basements in their homes to avoid chinkororo gangsters, why these places weren’t mentioned, I don’t know. No one expected this kinda calm and piece in Kenya after elections and it still baffles the international media and community. US maybe has other personal scores to settle with Luoland like how dare their son produce the first black president in America. Who knows? All I know is that Im Kenyan as much as I am American and will not stand for any kinda BS on either side.
@Nanya, unfortunately your…
@Nanya, unfortunately your black ass is blacker than my beautiful ass! I have lived and worked with Americans for decades! You sound gibberish! Maybe you live in Mississippi or Neptune!
What a FOOL! Sorry to say…
What a FOOL! Sorry to say but you’re the kinda folks that find it so hard to function, flourish and prosper in the western world- when you realize that in their eyes YOUR ASS IS BLACK! BLACKER THAN BLACK. I’m Irish and Kenyan your skin tone can NEVER be fairer than mine l, yet I am so in love with my black label in America and embrace my black ass. High time you did the same! Hehehehhehe you must’ve grown up being told how fair skin you are in your village only to realize even Hispanics and Latinos and Chinese in America are people of color. So better start getting used to you black ass Hahahahahha. Your ass blacker than black baby. Ati Mississippi? So you’re black and racist too??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? What’s the difference between you as a black Kenyan woman, born and bred in a Kenyan village and a black woman from Mississippi? You ain’t better than those amazing folks fighting the same fight ALL black people do!
Madam. Remember your Blacker than Black. Better start getting proud of your black ass!
Mr madam tell that chaos…
Mr madam tell that chaos bullshit to your country usa.Usa cannot lecture any country after what we saw during trump.Raila is known to cause chaos this time if William Ruto victory is upheld n he starts his usual bullshit icc shoukd straight come for his ass n jail him.
Dude, you are entitled to…
Dude, you are entitled to your own opinion. Am ruto 100% however I’d listen to what usa is saying than what matiang’i or mutembeyi or whoever in Kenya is saying! This might elicit a lot of hatred but I don’t give a ?. Kenya’s intelligence is a joke. Before I believe anything Kenya over the so called USA I’d be ?. Go hang yourselves haters of US
Yah, just like America…
Yah, just like America currently has a cancer MAGA problem led by criminal mobster wannabe dictator narcissist Donnie Dump, Kenya has a perpetual similar cancer of violent Jaluos led by the perennial loser narcissist maniac, the peoples conman!
As simple as that ma fren!
@Mkenya Halisi…You already…
@Mkenya Halisi…You already forgotten the Assimio cronies causing mayhem & destroying properties @ Bomas??…Kibera & Kisimu residents blocking roads with set on fire on tires.??..Stop lashing out since your memory needs to be checked out
This is just a process of…
This is just a process of devalue the shillings further and at the same time leaning towards the known evil-doers to take over the power so as to make there goal easier on the shorter term which’s nothing but looting to make them greater to the next century.
Today the Sept 1st 2022, 1 United States Dollar equals
120.20 Kenyan Shilling
@Bwaana one day this usa$…
@Bwaana one day this usa$$will b shit.Wait the Chinese supa pawa takes over officially.Hii unjinga ya stato controlling everything everyone must one day come to stop.They print monies yet they don’t get affected but other countries do.The way tumeamgusha dynasties in kenya is the same way usa will come crumbling one day.
To be precise, it doesn’t…
To be precise, it doesn’t happen in every election. It happens only in any election where one particular guy is a candidate. Not to be biased, but one wonders-how come the community
at-large, seems to have a tendency to never concede defeat!.e.g They are known to throw stones if their team doesn’t win in a soccer match.
@K true Raila is God to them…
@K true Raila is God to them.They will do any shit for him.Compare with central province or mount kenya when we don’t give any shit to our leaders.If they don’t do their Job we humbly kick them out n bring new ones n that’s why maendeleo huonekana in mount kenya juu we know the drill.U don’t perform u get out n let others take over.Look the way we have kicked the Kenyatta family out of mount kenya na bado??Can the guys from the L side do that to Rao???Hehehe he has brainwashed them completely.