US bans senior Kenyan official

The US has imposed a travel ban on a senior Kenyan government official for obstructing efforts to rid the country of corruption.



The US state department Africa chief, Johnnie Carson, said he’s considering bans on three other officials but declined to release any names.



Kenya agreed to carry through reforms after 1,300 people died in post-election violence last year.



The US believes some officials have deliberately been blocking the reforms.



Without revealing names, Mr Carson said the politician who was banned had obstructed the reform process, failed to end the cycle of impunity and has been an obstacle in the fight against corruption.