On Friday, US senators failed to achieve the required vote that would have extended funding for government operations by at least four weeks. This is the first time a government shutdown is being experienced when a majority party is also the one in the White House. SHUTDOWNThe result means that only essential services such as border protection, national security and military services would continue getting funding. For visa applicants at US embassies such as the Nairobi one, the State Department confirmed the services will continue, but only as far as it is possible to process them. The funding Bill had initially passed in Congress but senators failed to achieve the required 60 votes to endorse it.

Source: Daily Nation January 22, 2018 19:41 UTC