Closing the Dadaab Refugee Camp.

There is some renewed interest in Refugee camps in Kenya.Hardly surprising considering that the Kenya Government has been threatening to shut down these camps every year for the last 20 years.

The current reflexes,are,however informed by the most recent attacks by AS on the Dusit Hotel complex.A very impetuous reflex,I must aver.

Kenya's refugee quagmire is slowly becoming analogous with the Palestinian refugee problem in Jordan and Lebanon. Only that there aren't any active hostilities between Kenya and Somalia.The Somalia refugees in Kenya have gradually been assimilated into the mainstream Kenyan society. Many have vast business interests which,in my opinion,is difficult to sever.

A large percentage of those refugees were born in Kenya.Their status will require litigation under domestic and international law.

Ironically,hundreds of refugees who transited to western countries from Dadaab have been granted Citizenship and have contributed significantly to the progress of their new society. 

Why the Kenya Government is averse to any good emanating from this refugees is baffling and confounding. 

It remains to be seen whether the refugee problem can solely be surmounted through repatriation.