I’ll be going to Kenya for a week in a few months during the six weeks holiday off school. I’m from England and have never been outside West Europe and America, so I’ve never worried about travel safety because while there are always risks these aren’t the sort of places you hear doom and gloom stories about.
Now I’m going to Mombassa and on Safari for a week, and I’m terrified.
How dangerous is it with disease, wildlife, etc, and how is it in regards to stability? Do tourists get attacked often? Are Westerners targeted?
Note on the above, I in no way think ill of Kenyans or Africans or the like, and I certainly don’t see them as cruel, evil people or such.
I just have this growing fear and want to know if it’s well-founded or should be put at ease.

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It really Great, Don’t worry(until you have too). Your fear is most unbecoming of a man. Cowboy up Bru! Think about Hemingway and other manly role models. Read: True at First Light,Completed by Patrick Hemingway, Or The Green Hills Of Africa, by Ernest Hemingway if you want to get pumped up.
Adventure is the cornerstone of a mans life(or should be). Take it all in stride, don’t make judgments about things, just wait to see how they play out, and most of all bring mosquito spray(that’s a joke… but do bring some). It is good to go beyond your comfort level. Most Americans are soft and to reliant on others to protect them or take care of them. They like to take people to court if they feel injured or slighted. You can experience the great Adventure of “Africa”, and come home a man among men. Really push the macho bit with your friends if they have not done such a thing, it will be most satisfying.
Seriously, Kenya is great, the people super cool. The scenery is wondrous! During your trip. Don’t whine and complain. Act Manly, stay calm in any weird situation. Never yell at anyone. Smile a lot. You’ll do just fine(unless you are eaten by lions, cannibalized by rebels, or come down with Hemorrhagic fever). Have fun, it’s a once and a lifetime event for some.