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.**Johnnie Carson, the US State Department Africa chief, said he was 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.

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