FCO amends is advice for travellers to Kenya and Nairobi
On the weekend of the 1st of October 2011, a French woman was abducted by Somali pirates from her Island home on the North Kenyan coast
after armed gangs surrounded her property and threatened her partner. The Kenyan officials have been able to track down the boat on which she was abducted,
but this attack has caused the FCO to advise against all but essential travel to coastal area within 150km of the Kenya/Somali border.
This attack comes just weeks after a British man was shot dead after trying to prevent a gang from kidnapping his wife.
They are still searching for his wife, although they know that she is being held in Somalia.
The restriction from the FCO also includes Lamu, and low income areas of Nairobi (including townships and slum areas).
If you are travelling to Kenya, please be aware that our policies will not include cover to areas of the world that the FCO advises against
all but essential travel to.
Please contact our offices on 0844 980 0271 if you wish to find out more with regards to your policy terms and conditions.
