State House Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu has said that the government's move to close Dadaab Refugee Camp is final and that Kenya will not be swayed by United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
Speaking during a press briefing on Sunday 12 at State House, Mr Esipisu revealed that President Uhuru Kenyatta has instead urged UNHCR and relevant stakeholders to help the government in the process of resettling the refugees in Somalia.
Esipisu said that President Kenyatta had cited to the United Nations that the decision was meant to ensure security and environment preservation of the North Eastern region.
"The camp had greatly destabilised the region's security through inter-tribal clashes and terrorism as well as causing environmental problems," said Esipisu.
Esupisu said that the process will be done in a humanitarian way without victimising the affected.
He added that the government has greatly been involved in restoring peace and stability in Somalia and the decision was to ensure that the Somali people contribute in their national building process.
The other key issue cited earlier by the government was the failure by the International community to honour pledges they had made to support Kenya in taking care of the refugees.
The world's largest camp was established in the 90's in Garissa and is mainly composed of people of Somali origin who left their country after the violence that witnessed President Said Barre's ouster.