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Kenya to close refugee camps, displacing 600,000 people
I'm waiting to hear Kenya's response when Obama tut-tuts this smart decisionKenya announced plans to close all refugee camps -- a move that will displace more than 600,000 people -- citing "very heavy" economic, security and environmental issues. The closures, which were lambasted by human rights groups,
The government plans include closing Dadaab, the largest refugee camp in the world with 300,00 people along the Kenya-Somalia border. Karanja Kibicho, Kenya's secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, said Friday his country's leaders are concerned about the influence of the terrorist group Al-Shabaab. because, reality bites "Kenya, having taken into consideration its national security interests, has decided that hosting of refugees has come to an end," he said. It's not clear when the camps will close. Human rights groups angrily responded to the decision. Of course, in a press release from a Paris or London five-star restaurant "Eeek! Me meal ticket!" Posted by: Frank G 2016-05-10 |
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