A Canadian national and four other people suspected of helping extremist gunmen stage a deadly attack in the Kenyan capital this week appeared in court on Friday

A Canadian deported from Kenya on Saturday while working for the opposition party says he was initially given a "flimsy" excuse about a visa issue, but officers eventually dropped "any pretence" that he was being kicked out for legal reasons.

The U.S. Embassy in Kenya says an American and a Canadian were detained ahead of Tuesday's tightly contested election.