UK sending 'rapid deployment team' to Kenya to help

The Government’s crisis committee (COBRA) met again earlier today, chaired by Foreign Secretary William Hague.

The government has sent a rapid deployment team from London to Nairobi to provide further consular support.

Staff from Addis Ababa have also been sent to Nairobi to assist. The UK High Commission in Nairobi has consular staff at the site and nearby hospitals.

The FCO’s helpline for concerned British nationals is +44 20 7008 1000.