President Uhuru Kenyatta has stood by his decision to repatriate refugees.
This comes after a group of alshabaab militants kidnapped a group of teachers at the Dadaab refugee camp.
Speaking at State House where he had hosted the UN boss Antonio Guterres, he said that the Kenyan policy has been clear for sometime.
"The camp was developed under tragic circumstances seeking to help refugees who could no longer live in war tone countries," he explained.
"It is our duty to allow them to return to their countries so as to enable them to rebuild their countries as per our policy," he continued.
He confirmed that this effort will be guided by national and international laws.
Dadaab, houses roughly 260,000 refugees and is financed by foreign bodies has for a while now been a bone of contention. Just last month, the country's efforts to drive out refugees was blocked by the court.
Mr Kenyatta added that on 25th March during a summit, different leaders will discuss how to help Somali refugees and issues appertaining to repatriation.