Investigative author Jerome Corsi has been detained by the government in Kenya just as he was just about to hold a press conference to announce his findings about Barack Obama’s dealings with the country.

Corsi, the author of the No. 1 best-selling book “The Obama Nationa,” as picked up by authorities at his hotel at 9:45 a.m. and is being detained at Nyayo House, the provincial headquarters for Nairobi.

“Just as we were about to start the 10 a.m. press conference at the Grand Regency Hotel in Nairobi, Kenyan immigration approached us and detained us. Tim Bueler, my publicist, and I are now in the immigration offices with our passports taken. The immigration officer told the press, ‘There is no problem, and Dr. Corsi is a friend of Kenya.’”

Corsi had extensive meetings with top Kenyan officials upon his arrival. His visit and his activities during his stay have been well-known to authorities at the highest levels.

Corsi wrote “The Obama Nationa,” which is highly critical of Obama and his dealings with controversial figures.  Corsi has been in Kenya investigating

Corsi had promised a news conference today that would “expose details of deep secret ties between U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and a section of Kenya government leaders, their connection to certain sectoral groups in Kenya and subsequent plot to be executed in Kenya should Senator Obama win the American presidency.”

Corsi told WND he has been assured he will be released soon. He had planned to leave the country tomorrow, arriving in London first and the U.S. Friday.

It will be interesting to see what findings Corsi found on his trip and if they are that explosive.  One has to wonder with the government arresting him right before his press conference that there must be something not kosher with what he unearthed.