According to the Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary, Amina Mohammed more than 16000 refugees have returned home voluntarily.
The program was launched and agreed upon by United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), the Somali government as well as the Kenyan government.
Amina was speaking during a ministerial tripartite commission meeting between the government of Kenya, Somalia, and the UNHCR.
The same process is ongoing and the country is targeting 150000 more by the end of the year.
The CS said that the parties noted the prospect of the reduction of the reduction of the population in the refugee camp by 150000 by the end of 2016.
In attendance was the foreign Affairs and Investment Minister of Somalia, Abdusalam Hadliye Omer and UNHCR’s Flippo Grandi.
Omer assured the refugees of land and safety back home.
“Their safety is assured back home and land has been set aside for the refugee,” said Omer.