NAIROBI Valtteri Filppula Jersey , April 24 (Xinhua) -- The British government on Mondayremoved travel advice against travel to Nairobi's Eastleighresidential estate largely inhabited by ethnic Somali people ofKenyan origin.
The travel advisory against travelling to Eastleigh, also knownas Little Mogadishu, has been in place for some time and has beendevastating for foreign traders frequenting the area.
""The British government will, today, remove the travel advisoryagainst all but essential travel to the Eastleigh area of Nairobi,""the British embassy in Nairobi said in a statement.
""In addition, we will also make changes to the language andformat of UK travel advice around the world Jordan Weal Jersey , including, but notlimited to, travel advice for Kenya,"" it said.
The embassy said following public consultation in the UK, theBritish government is amending the language used to describe theterrorist threat in countries and territories, to make it clearer,consistent and more specific.
""These changes are simply to format and language Brian Elliott Jersey ,"" the embassysaid. ""There is no change in the UK government's assessment of thelevel of threat from terrorism in Kenya.""
It said Britons remain free to make their own decisionsregarding travel based on the information available.
There are still some travel advisories in place for variousareas in Kenya with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) stillrecommending against all but essential travel to areas within 60 kmof the Kenya-Somali border, Garissa County; Lamu County (excludingLamu Island and Manda Island); areas of Tana River County north ofthe Tana river itself; and within 15 km of the coast from the Tanariver down to the Galana (Athi-Galana-Sabaki) river.
Among areas British tourists are allowed to visit are theAberdare National Park, Amboseli, Laikipia, Lake Nakuru, MasaiMara, Meru and Mount Kenya.
British tourists are also allowed to sample attractions inSamburu Brandon Manning Jersey , Shimba Hills, and Tsavo as well as book reservations atbeach resorts in Mombasa, Malindi, Kilifi, Watamu, and Diani.
Britain is concerned about terrorism threats, especially fromextremists linked to al Shabaab Scott Laughton Jersey , who are against the country'smilitary operation in Somalia.
Early this year, Kenya asked Western countries to lift theiradvisories to their citizens against visiting Kenya, saying suchadvisories were unjustified, citing the reduction of terroristattacks in the region. Enditem