Attacks on tourists have contributed to a steep decline in tourism in Kenya.
![A young resident walks past an armed police officer at the scene of an attack on three Russian nationals, one of whom died, in Mombasa's old-town district in July [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/201481011159267734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Margot Kiser is a Kenya-based American correspondent covering geopolitics, rights, conflict and conservation in East Africa.
Attacks on tourists have contributed to a steep decline in tourism in Kenya.
![A young resident walks past an armed police officer at the scene of an attack on three Russian nationals, one of whom died, in Mombasa's old-town district in July [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/201481011159267734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Little information has leaked out to the public since the deadly mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya.
![The four-day siege at the Westgate mall in Nairobi killed 67 people and wounded more than 170 [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2013102174740272734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)