AFRICAN COUNTIES SHOULD HELP RESETTLE SOMALI REFUGEES BEING REPATRIATED FROM KENYA

After over two decades of hosting the world’s largest refugee camp, the Kenyan government has finally resolved to begin the repatriation of the more than 350,000 Somali refugees to the volatile and politically unstable Somalia. The Daadab camp was originally meant to host 90,000 refugees but has outstretched its capacity to over five times as more refugees continue to flock the deplorable camp at the Kenyan frontier. 

The Kenyan government has maintained that the camp has become a haven for terrorists. Despite the presence of the Kenya Defense Forces and African Union peace keepers in Somalia, peace in the horn of African country has remained elusive resulting in frequent attacks on innocent Kenyans including the recent Mandera attack in which six people died.