Kenya: MPs Warn Over Rush to Return Refugees

Nairobi — Hope for a quick resettlement of internal refugees could be jolted today when MPs from the Rift Valley meet President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga with a recommendation to delay the move until the root causes of the January violence are established by the proposed Justice, Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

The more than 40 MPs are expected to table a recommendation that it would be unwise to rush to resettle the refugees now living in camps before dealing with the causes of the mistrust that has developed over between communities in the region.

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