US: No refugee should be sent home by force

Simon Kimuyu (Deputy OCPD Ongata Rongai), receives an award from US Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec during the outstanding police service awards programme. Godec said the choice to return must be made voluntarily by the refugee themselves. (PHOTO: WILLIS AWANDU/ STANDARD)

Refugees should not be sent back to their home country by force, the United States government has said.

US Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec (right) said the choice to return must be made voluntarily by the refugee themselves.