Delta: Kenya says it is a travel advisory

• Foreign Affairs minister Moses Wetang’ula summons US ambassador Michael Ranneberger to his office to demand an explanation.

• He says the decision amounted to a travel advisory against Kenya, which he said could hurt the tourism sector.

• Mr Ranneberger at pains to explain the last minute change, saying it was a "postponement" and that flights would resume "soon."

The envoy attributed the communication lapse to the fact that the decision was taken at the “last minute” without the US embassy in Nairobi being made aware.

He hinted that the decision was based on “security concerns” but pointed out that it had nothing to do with the breakdown of law and order in neighbouring Somalia.