Kenya coach Mike Hesson resigned on Monday only ten months into his two-year contract citing security concerns, Cricket Kenya (CK) officials said.

All-rounder Collins Obuya was named as Kenya's new national cricket captain to replace Jimmy Kamande who was sacked after the disastrous 2011 World Cup campaign, Cricket Kenya said.

Kenya have appointed New Zealander Michael Hesson as the new cricket national coach, officials said on Tuesday.

Kenyan coach Eldine Baptiste said he would have to go back to the drawing board after two crushing defeats but insisted it was too early to write off the World Cup's minnows.

Cricket Kenya said it planned to overhaul its national selection structure in the wake of the criticism by the players over the selection process.