Maréchaux said France issues travel advisories to its citizens whenever there is a need to address the security problems of any nation. The UK and France advise against all, but essential travel to areas within 60km of the Kenya-Somali border, Eastleigh area of Nairobi, Garissa, Lamu and Tana River counties. "This solid investment shows the seriousness and commitment of the government in dealing with these issues of insecurity," the CS said. Updated Wed, June 29th 2016 at 13:01 GMT +3MOMBASA, KENYA: United Kingdom (UK), Kenya's leading tourist market and France have defended the travel advisories they issued against parts of Kenya , saying they are non-political and done after high level-assessment of the security in the affected area. He said Kenya needs to engage other governments, which have their embassies locally, to work with them on security in order to ensure security is maintained.

Source: Standard Digital June 29, 2016 10:07 UTC