Domestic and international travellers are safe, the government has said following a KAA memo of impending al Shabaab attacks at airports.
Systems have been put in place to ensure security across the country, said
Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery.
“We understand public concern following the emergence of this memo but this simply underlines the unparalleled and constant measures in place to manage security across the country,” Nkaissery said.
"We review security across our airports constantly and we can reassure local and international travellers that their safety is paramount."
He issued a statement with Tourism CS Najib Balala on Thursday.
Nkaissery commended security agencies on keeping Kenya safe and asked the public and visitors to fearlessly carry on with their plans.
“Our security services work tirelessly behind the scenes to keep our citizens and visitors safe wherever they are and however they travel. Action is taken immediately to interdict, prevent and deter any identified threats," he said.
Security was beefed up in major airports following intelligence reports of the on Sunday evening.
The Kenya Airports Authority said 11
militants have undergone training in Somalia and could carry out attacks early in March.
But the authority the information was released without due verification by threat assessment experts.
Al Shabaab has carried out several attacks in Kenya, the deadliest being the massacre of 147 at Garissa University College on April 2, 2015.
An assault on a Kenya Defence Forces camp in El Adde, Somalia, on January 15 left dozens of soldiers dead and others reportedly captured.
The al Qaeda-linked terror group said it killed 100 and but the government has official details of the attack.
