Naomi Campbell said contrary to reports in the international press regarding the security situation in Kenya, she had proved for herself that peace and tranquillity had returned to the country.  

“Many people dissuaded me from coming to Kenya, saying the country was not yet safe to visit. But I insisted that I would come and here I am. I feel quite safe. I didn’t feel anything different from the way I have felt during my previous visits. There is tranquillity here. People should not shy away from visiting Kenya,” she said.

Ms Campbell, who is on Easter holiday in Malindi, told journalists at the exclusive Lion in the Sun beach resort, which is owned by her former boyfriend and Italian billionaire, Mr Flavio Briatore, that she would bring major investments to Kenya. 

Ms Campbell said the country had a lot to offer to the world, adding that life in Kenya was natural and beautiful.

Saying Kenya was a great country, she said she would market it for its tourism. She was accompanied by Malindi MP Gideon Mung’aro during the interview. 

Ms Campbell said Lion in the Sun and her business partner, Mr Flavio Briatore, will undertake several corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes in the country.

Mr Mung’aro praised the international model for choosing Kenya, and Malindi in particular, to spend her Easter holiday, saying this would encourage other celebrities to visit the tourist haven in future. 

Ms Campbell arrived in Malindi in a chartered plane on Good Friday and is due to leave this week.