Kenya: Court Blocks Repatriation of Kakuma, Dadaab Refugees

The High Court in Nairobi has temporarily blocked government from repatriating refugees and asylum seekers dwelling at Kakuma and Dadaab camps.

Justice Anthony Mrima issued the order following a petition filed by rights advocacy group Kituo Cha Sheria, challenging Interior minister Fred Matiang'i's announcement on the government's intention to shut the two refugee camps.

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