The President met the UN delegation in charge of security on May 20th 2016 to discuss the country’s stand over closure of Dadaab camps consequently repatriation of the refugees and the deputy president travelled to Istanbul – Turkey to defend the country’s decision
The country’s decision to close the camps has caused alarm, panic and great worry. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), the Western diplomatic community based in Kenya and the Somali Government has all expressed profound aloofness.