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Refugees must go, says Rotich despite UN plan on crisis

Kenya has maintained its stand on repatriation of Somalia refugees, arguing camps have become havens for terrorists.

Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho cited ‘national security against a pervasive and persistent terrorist threat’ for the planned closure of the two largest refugee camps in Dadaab and Kakuma, which have more than 600,000 refugees.

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