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Give more thought to Dadaab closure

It is three months to the closure of Dadaab and there are limited options for the nearly half a million refugees who know no other home. Dadaab camp is a settlement mainly for Somalia refugees who fled their country following the 1991 civil war.

Kenya has cited security concerns, observing that the camp has been turned into a breeding ground for terrorists. While that holds water, it should not be lost that a huge number of people residing at the camp are children and women.

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