Kenya closes two largest refugee camps

- Kenya will close the two largest refugee camps in the country. The East African country is doing this because of the âzeer zwareâ burden of the camps on the economy, security and the environment.

Kenya currently reside Zo'an 600 000 refugees, mostly from neighboring Somalia '. According to authorities, the slow repatriation 'ring of refugees poses a danger because the camps offer a refuge for militants of the Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab. Aid organizations believe that a massive return of refugees is not yet possible because of the insecurity in Somalia 'and the lack of facilities there.

The end of 2014 put Kenya, the UN and Somalia 'a program to promote the voluntary repatriation of Somali refugees to their homeland. Since then, tens of thousands of them used.

The two camps, Dadaab and Kakuma, be closed as soon as possible. The National Refugee Affairs has been lifted. Dadaab, which opened in 1991, is one of the largest refugee camps in the world.