The Kenyan government on Friday, 20 June, 2014 urged football fans to watch World Cup matches at home rather than in public places.
This advice is coming out from the Kenyan government after terror attacks on the coast of Kenya less than a week ago left nearly 60 people dead.
“Where possible, Kenyans are strongly advised to watch the World Cup matches from the comfort of their homes instead of crowded and unprotected open places,” the interior ministry in Kenya said in a statement today.
“Although the government has beefed up security in all parts of the country, bar and restaurant owners are at the same time notified to maintain high alert in their areas of operation,” the statement said.
“This will ensure that bar and restaurant patrons are safe from criminals who may try to take advantage of the World Cup to perpetrate acts of criminality and violence.”
* Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, middle, and President Goodluck Jonathan, right and Patience Jonathan
On Sunday night, gunmen raided the coastal town of Mpeketoni — situated near the tourist island of Lamu — and massacred close to 50 people. The attack came as some people in the town were watching a World Cup match in local cafes and hotels.
A further nine people were killed in another attack the following night in a nearby village.
The attacks were claimed by Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab, although President Uhuru Kenyatta has instead blamed the carnage on “local political networks” along with an “opportunist network of other criminal gangs”.
Kenyan people are known to have huge interest for football and a lot of them go to public places to watch the ongoing 2014 World Cup holding in Brazil.
The world cup runs from 12 June to 13 July
This advice is coming out from the Kenyan government after terror attacks on the coast of Kenya less than a week ago left nearly 60 people dead.
“Where possible, Kenyans are strongly advised to watch the World Cup matches from the comfort of their homes instead of crowded and unprotected open places,” the interior ministry in Kenya said in a statement today.
“Although the government has beefed up security in all parts of the country, bar and restaurant owners are at the same time notified to maintain high alert in their areas of operation,” the statement said.
“This will ensure that bar and restaurant patrons are safe from criminals who may try to take advantage of the World Cup to perpetrate acts of criminality and violence.”
* Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, middle, and President Goodluck Jonathan, right and Patience Jonathan
On Sunday night, gunmen raided the coastal town of Mpeketoni — situated near the tourist island of Lamu — and massacred close to 50 people. The attack came as some people in the town were watching a World Cup match in local cafes and hotels.
A further nine people were killed in another attack the following night in a nearby village.
The attacks were claimed by Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab, although President Uhuru Kenyatta has instead blamed the carnage on “local political networks” along with an “opportunist network of other criminal gangs”.
Kenyan people are known to have huge interest for football and a lot of them go to public places to watch the ongoing 2014 World Cup holding in Brazil.
The world cup runs from 12 June to 13 July
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