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Kenya: Govt to Drop Refugee Encampment, Adopt Resettlement in Policy Shift
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Kenya is set to implement a policy shift that will see the country cease encampment of refugees in favour of resettlement and reintegration. Read more »
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Kenya to Move Refugees From Camps Into Communities
Kenya is set to implement a policy shift that will see the country cease encampment of refugees in favour of resettlement and reintegration, reports Bruhan Makong for Capital FM.
The move will reportedly signal a departure from the "hostile" policy under Uhuru Kenyatta's administration who had at one point proposed the closure of refugee camps in the country.
Kenya hosts around 600,000 refugees with the population split almost in half at Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps.
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