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Have no doubts, Dadaab will be shut – CS Amina

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If there’s anyone who doubts Kenya’s resolve to shut down Dadaab – the world’s largest refugee camp – the misgivings should end.<br /><br />Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed made it clear on Thursday that the decision was final; there is simply no turning back.<br /><br />Overview<br />To kick-start the repatriation process and subsequent closure of the Dadaab Refugee Complex, the Government has already set aside Sh1 billion<br />Nkaissery stated: “Refugee camps are not permanent settlements, they are not migration centres, and yet this seems to be what refugee camps in Kenya have been turned into.”<br />He said the Kenyan tax payers have paid dearly during the 25 years of existence of the camp<br />“There has been dragging of feet by the international community after we signed the tripartite agreement (on relocation of the refugees); people were not interested… we waited and nothing happened,” she said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Kigali, Rwanda.<br /><br />She made it clear the relocation was necessary to protect Kenya’s national interests.<br /><br />“It became an issue of balancing nation security interests and international obligations; I’ve been doing what I am doing (diplomacy) for over 30 years. I’ve never come across a country that puts its international obligations above its national interests,” Mohamed said in defence of Kenya’s decision, which has been criticised by the international community.<br /><br />She said while it was important for Kenya’s concerns to be taken into account, the welfare of the 300,000 plus refugees was also paramount.

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