Wetangula caught up in Mali coup

Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula is stranded in Mali after a military mutiny. Wetangula was preparing to leave for the airport on Wednesday after attending an African Union security meeting but was stopped after news of Mali's army protest spread. Speaking to The Standard on phone, Wetangula said he could hear gunshots from his hotel room but he was safe. "I am safe but asking Kenyans to pray for our safety," he said. The minister said some ministers from other countries and officials from the AU were also stranded in Mali. Wetangula said he had attended the Africa Union Peace and Security Committee meeting in Bamako together with other ministers in a bid to resolve a crisis caused by Tuareg armed rebellion.