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In response to the earlier decision by the Kenya Government to close urban registration centres that we posted earlier, the UN denounced this order. Below is an article in the Kenyan newspaper Nation that covered this\u00a0denouncement. What are your thoughts on this order by the Kenyan government?<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

UN denounces Kenya’s order on refugees<\/h1>\n

From March 29th edition of Nation Newspaper, by Kevin J Kelley<\/a><\/p>\n

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The United Nations on Friday denounced the\u00a0Kenyan government’s order\u00a0for some 50,000 refugees to report to two camps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cAll communities are affected by insecurity, and scapegoating refugees is not an answer,\u201d said Adrian Edwards, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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(Also see the Editorial:\u00a0Who\u2019ll protect refugees?<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cBlanket implementation of encampment measures is arbitrary and unreasonable, and carries a threat to human dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Edwards added that the UN refugee agency understood Kenya’s need to address security concerns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The government’s move came after the latest in a series of deadly attacks on civilians linked to al-Shabaab, the Somalia-based militant group that carried out the Westgate massacre in September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Gunmen shot dead six worshippers in a church in Likoni last Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe are in close contact with the government to see how its security concerns can be addressed in accordance with international legal norms and practices,\u201d Mr Edwards said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He noted that Kenya has a long history of hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees. More than 550,000 people\u2014430,000 of them from Somalia\u2014are currently being given refuge in Kenya.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Human Rights Watch has also criticised the order for Somalis living in urban areas of Kenya to move to Dadaab and Kakuma.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Kenya is once again using attacks by unknown criminals to stigmatise all refugees as potential terrorists,” said Gerry Simpson, senior refugee researcher at HRW. “This plan to force tens of thousands of refugees into appalling conditions in severely overcrowded camps flouts a crystal clear court ruling banning such a move.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a0What do you think of this denouncement by the UN? Do share your opinion with us!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to the earlier decision by the Kenya Government to close urban registration centres that we posted earlier, the UN denounced this order. Below is an article in the Kenyan newspaper Nation that covered this\u00a0denouncement. What are your thoughts on this order by the Kenyan government? 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