Kenya's attorney general Amos Wako was the senior government official handed a travel ban by Washington last month, the US envoy to Kenya said on Sunday. There has been intense speculation in Kenya over who had been banned, with Wako high on most lists given that Washington has criticised him several times for not cracking down on corruption during his 18-year tenure.
Ending a culture of impunity in a country where corruption is almost endemic is seen by international donors has a crucial step towards avoiding a repeat of last year's post-election violence at the next presidential election in 2012. US Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson announced the travel ban during a visit to Kenya last month and said Washington was considering similar action against three more prominent Kenyans.