This archive report was first published on 6 November 2021.
On Saturday, November 6, 2021, the National Police Service (NPS) issued a statement dismissing a fake alert circulating on social media, claiming Kenya was on high terror alert.
The NPS urged the public to disregard the alert, stating that it was meant to create unnecessary fear and despondency in areas around Nairobi and Mombasa.
Despite the police's assurance of public safety, the United States had earlier issued a travel advisory to its citizens, cautioning them against traveling to certain areas in Kenya, including the Kenya-Somalia border and some coastal areas prone to terrorism.
The US Embassy in Nairobi also warned its citizens against traveling to areas within Turkana due to the high crime rate and red-zoned Eastleigh and Kibera slums, citing the risk of mugging or kidnapping.
However, the NPS maintained that the security situation in the country remains calm, with the safety of the public guaranteed.
Police officers during a parade in December 2019.
"This information is inaccurate, unofficial and aimed at causing fear and unnecessary despondency. Security situation within the country remains calm with the safety of the public guaranteed. The public is advised to ignore the advisory," the NPS statement read in part.
