Kenya: Ending Refugee Hosting, Closing Camps

Nairobi — Kenya's announcement on May 6, 2016 that it would no longer host refugees is contrary to principles it has pledged to respect.

Dr. Eng Karanja Kibicho, interior ministry principal secretary, announced that the government would no longer host refugees and was disbanding its Department of Refugee Affairs, which processes refugee registration. He also said the government would close refugee camps "within the shortest possible time" because of national security concerns.

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