Kenya’s International Cricket Council (ICC) Intercontinental Cup home tie against Namibia later this month has been moved to a neutral venue in Sharjah due to security concerns as a result of the ongoing violence in Kenya which has claimed more than 600 lives.

The Kenyan team was due to travel to travel to the United Arab Emirates (AUE) later this week to play UAE, but that match has now been postponed until after the rearranged four-day game with Namibia which will now start on 29 January.
Kenya will then play UAE starting on 4 February.
Kenya has been rocked by civil unrest since the highly disputed election victory by President Kibaki in elections on 27 December. More than 250,000 people have fled there homes and some regions remain virtual no-go areas.
At the weekend an ICC spokesman was quoted as saying that the situation was being monitored, but it seems that a decision was taken sooner rather than later to enable both sides to plan properly.
The Namibia Cricket Board (NAM) had requested for the match to be moved from Nairobi fearing for the safety of their players in the wake of the deadly riots which erupted in Kenya following the disputed presidential elections in December.
The Kenyans are heading the standings with 40 points from two matches. According to reports, the chaos has also affected the Kenyan team preparations forcing the local cricket authorities to seek for the postponement of the two Intercontinental Cup matches in Sharjah by at least two weeks.