A crowded market place in Nairobi - and what might be an escalating battle with the Somali militant group the government has blamed for such attacks in the past: al Shabaab.
Even as the first reports emerged, the death toll from two bomb blasts was running into double figures.
Prompting an appeal from President Kenyatta for unity.
SOUNDBITE (English) KENYAN PRESIDENT, UHURU KENYATTA, SAYING:
"This is our battle together and we must work together to win it."
Foreign tourists had already begun leaving Kenya before the latest violence - heading home on planes sent by their tour operators.
Some cancelling flights to Mombasa until November.
SOUNDBITE (English) BRITISH TOURIST, JUDY SHARP, SAYING:
"The Kenyan people are absolutely brilliant and it is a such a shame that we have to cut our holiday short because of other people. We feel, we feel for the people we have left at the hotel who work there. We are so sad for them."
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