Street crime is rampant both here in Mombasa and Nairobi and tourists are repeatedly warned not to walk out in the city at night. Even in daytime it?s advisable only to venture out in a group.

If there were any questions about the potential danger that awaited them during their week in Nairobi, they were no doubt answered when a man was gunned down outside the Nairobi Hilton where the players were staying.

Some of those in the Island squad heard shots fired and then witnessed the body as police hurriedly cordoned off the area.

And there have been few complaints about the food, either.

But don?t mention that to New Zealand umpire Tony Hill.

The Kiwi arrived for Sunday?s second one-day international feeling a little queasy and by the sixth over was decidedly off colour.

Communicating with match referee Chris Broad by radio, Hill mentioned that he didn?t think he could continue before abrubtly vomiting over the pitch.

Helped off the ground by players and his fellow umpire Buddhi Pradhan, Hill was taken back to his hotel to be replaced for the rest of the match by a local official.

Driving in this coastal city means risking your life everytime you get behind the wheel.

Buses, taxis and private cars all weave from one side of the road to the other at breakneck speed, attempting to avoid gaping holes in the tarmac, made worse by the recent rain.

Courtesy on the road? Forget it.

At night, everybody drives with their headlights on full beam, regardless of oncoming traffic, and those unfortunate to break down aren?t likely to get much sympathy.

Stranded vehicles on the roadside are regularly stripped of their wing mirrors and hub caps within minutes.