The parliamentary committee on security led by their chair, Asman Kamama on Wednesday gave the government's resolution of closing the Dadaab Refugee Camp.
In a report by KBC radio on Thursday, the largest legislators insisted that the camps had turned into recruiting hubs for terrorists and infiltration of illegal weapons. KBC also noted that the government has formed a committee to oversee the closure of the Daadab refugee camp, adding that funds have been allocated by the government for repatriation exercise of refugees from Daadab.
Addressing journalists on Wednesday in Parliament, Kamama said that the country had over the years stretched its budget to accommodate refugees and that it was time the country let go the affliction.
On his part, Interior CS, Joseph Nkaissery said the decision was arrived at in November 2013, when Kenya, Somalia and UNHCR signed a tripartite agreement, expressing concern that it would be inexcusable for the government to overlook its primary constitutional responsibility to protect citizens and their property.
Nkaissery said that Kenya is presently hosting over 600,000 refugees and has been doing so for a quarter of a century.