US State Department asks Americans to reconsider travel to Kenya

A general view of a U.S. State Department sign outside the U.S. State Department building in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 11, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

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)