Mombasa

[Willyboy]

The Kenya Police has reserves the right to deprive you of liberty 48 h without charge.

[Willyboy]

It's absolutely not important, if inside or outside or what kind of Job!
They work all together: Hotel Manager / Girls / Mafia / Police.
The Police will do nothing, because they get 'Commissions' -
they rob you 2-3 days before you will leave. Let you the Passport. That you will leave for sure,
because they don't like, when you go to Court and bring the 'Workers' to Jail...

and now the Danger from Terrorist comes also - (witch is no so high for the Foreigners.).

Prostitution is illegal's in Kenya. This gives you no rights to your side. There are girls who claim jewels in your room to have forgotten behind the night. They go to the police to say that you have stolen.

[Zimzam]

The Kenyan government is now advising the people not to go and watch football together in bars etc.

I feel sorry for Cheers etc. , as watching sports is an important reason for customers to come there.

[Beno69]

.....So it looks like an inside job....

It's absolutely not important, if inside or outside or what kind of Job!
They work all together: Hotel Manager / Girls / Mafia / Police.
The Police will do nothing, because they get 'Commissions' -
they rob you 2-3 days before you will leave. Let you the Passport. That you will leave for sure,
because they don't like, when you go to Court and bring the 'Workers' to Jail...

and now the Danger from Terrorist comes also - (witch is no so high for the Foreigners.).

[Beno69]

.... I have never seen Pirates Beach abandoned like that from muzungus / white people. And empty hotels means jobless people and of course no income for the guys and girls trying to get a small business at the beach ...

And that's what I try to tell you over Month.
It's not only the Terrorist, but now there is no income and the Mafia try to rob every Tourist, still coming to Kenya sooner or later.
I hope, for your Safety, that even the most brainwashed Muzungu (from too much sex) - can understand, before they take him!!

[BrasilSoccer0]

It's not about violence only. You as a white man are a prime target for kidnapping and extortion. That's the terrorist way of financing their activities.

You don't want to spend months and years as their captive!!

It's only a matter of when not if!!

Not worth it!

[Fennec]

The Al Shabab threat bothers me too. But the probability of dying in a Kenyan car accident is much higher than becoming a victim of the terrorists. In the same way it is much more likely to die from malaria for someone who refuses the prophylactical malaria medicine than getting shot by a terrorist.

I agree 100 %. Around 10.000 Kenyans die in road accidents every year. That means more than 20 people from 100.000 habitants die on the road. 5 times as much as in Germany. Malaria kills even much more, especially children.

When I was in Kenya last month bombs exploded in Nairobi (15 died) and Mombasa (4 died). After government from GB decided to bring 500 Tourists from Northcoast out of the country. From one day to the next Bamburi Beach was empty.

Kenya is absolutely dependent of the tourists. I have never seen Pirates Beach abandoned like that from muzungus / white people. And empty hotels means jobless people and of course no income for the guys and girls trying to get a small business at the beach.

I have seen good times and bad times in Kenya. But what happens now is a real disaster you can't even compare with the clashes during the elections in 1998 and 2008. Kenyan army went into Somalia to fight against Islamics. In case this war will not be stopped Al Shabab continuous bombing and economy will decrease furthermore.

Since almost 25 years I am going at least twice a year to Kenya to support a school and enjoy Kenyan ladies. I have rented an apartment directly at Bamburi Beach with view to Indian Ocean, next to Big Tree (pm me for details). For me it is one of the best places to stay and Al Shabab will not spoil my holidays.

[SceticoBlu]

The Al Shabab threat bothers me too. But the probability of dying in a Kenyan car accident is much higher than becoming a victim of the terrorists. In the same way it is much more likely to die from malaria for someone who refuses the prophylactical malaria medicine than getting shot by a terrorist.

[Willyboy]

This ambassy is closed now.

[Goshawk]

Have a look at this:

http://news.yahoo.com/gunmen-attack-...214917767.html

They do not report casualties in this report, but BBC said this morning that there were probably over 30 dead!

While there are no places without some problems, some places are hotter than others.

So let us go elsewhere, rather than Mombasa.

G.

[Willyboy]

At least 48 people were killed when suspected Shebab militants from Somalia stormed into a Kenyan coastal town and launched a major assault on a police station, hotels and government offices, officials said.

Around 50 heavily-armed gunmen drove into the town of Mpeketoni, near the coastal island and popular tourist resort of Lamu, late on Sunday.

Witnesses said they first attacked a police station, before starting to randomly shoot at civilians, some of whom had been watching the World Cup in local bars and hotels.

Lamu deputy commissioner Benson Maisori said several buildings in the town -- which is around 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the border with Somalia -- were burned down including hotels, restaurants, banks and government offices.

"There were around 50 attackers, heavily armed in three vehicles, and they were flying the Shebab flag. They were shouting in Somali and shouting Allahu Akbar ('God is Greatest' he said.

Local resident and witness John Waweru, 28, said he lost two of his brothers to the attackers.

"The attackers came in around 9 pm. I heard them shouting in Somali as they fired around. I lost two of my brothers, and I escaped. I ran and locked up myself in a house," he told.

[Naked Gunz]

Are you promoting Kenya?? It's more dangerous than ever before!.

Ok, now they have my attention. Might have to reconsider some things.

[Willyboy]

http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2...-gets-pummeled

[SceticoBlu]

he was known to take always a lot of cash with him, instead of mixing cash with using credit- or bankcards.
Also after changing the cash he used to keep the cash shillings in his house.
So it looks like an inside job.

When I first read the article I was wondering how come a tourist carries so much cash with himself.

I never go with first taxi ride offer and I watch all around. It is much better to identify a potential problem at airport than down the road.

I always try to select older drivers because they seem more reliable. In the beforementioned robbery however I don't think the taxidriver was one of the gang. Otherwise he would be a fool to let the other robbers damage his car.

So going there one can reduce risk by careful behaviour but not exclude it.

[Zimzam]

I just read on another forum that this German guy was a regular visitor to the Coast, he used to stay for 3 months at a time and that he was known to take always a lot of cash with him, instead of mixing cash with using credit- or bankcards.

Also after changing the cash he used to keep the cash shillings in his house.

So it looks like an inside job.