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US State Department asks Americans to reconsider travel to Kenya

By Thomson Reuters Oct 19, 2026 | 5:27 PM

WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – The US State Department ​has asked ‌Americans to reconsider any travel to Kenya, citing what ‌it ​called the ⁠risk of ⁠health, crime, unrest and extremism.

“Reconsider travel to Kenya due ​to risk of health, ⁠crime, kidnapping, ⁠terrorism, unrest, ​and traffic safety. ​Some areas have increased ‌risk,” the State Department said on Monday, ⁠raising the advisory to level 3 that asks ⁠Americans ‌to reconsider ⁠travel, from ​an ‌earlier level 2 ​that ⁠urges increased caution.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Chris ​Reese)