Kenya-Namibia postponed over security fears
Kenya's upcoming Intercontinental Cup tie and one-day series against
Namibia in Nairobi next month has been postponed due to fears over
security, officials said on Friday.
"The International Cricket Council has raised the issue of security
after the recent foreign embassies' warnings of pending attacks on
Nairobi," Cricket Kenya (CK) chief executive Tom Sears said.
The Kenyan capital has been hit by several grenade attacks since the
country sent troops into southern Somalia last October to battle the Al
Qaeda-affiliated insurgents it blames for cross-border attacks.
The latest attack on April 29 left one person dead and 15 others
injured when a grenade was hurled inside a church near the Nairobi
Gymkhana club, where the June 6-16 matches were to be played.
Sears said the ICC has indicated the series would now be played in
the coastal town of Mombasa in September.
The two teams will also play two unofficial Twenty20 matches. |