President Uhuru Kenyatta and US President Barrack Obama have agreed to work together to address the refugee repatriation process.

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According to a news statement posted by CNN on its website, the two leaders held a telephone conversation on Thursday, where they discussed the challenges facing Kenya in hosting thousands of refugees for over two decades and the need for immediate and strong international support.

In the telephone conversation, President Kenyatta reiterated Kenya's commitment to respecting the dignity and upholding the safety of refugees in compliance with its international and legal obligations. On his part, Obama appreciated the strong partnership existing between Kenya and the U.S government on a host of issues, including dedication to combating global terrorism.

However, Kenya as a country has maintained that its plan to close down the Dadaab tents, sheltering more than 350,000 foreign refugees from the war-struck Somalia, is unstoppable.

Several members of the UN Security Council have since urged president Kenyatta to reconsider the drive, saying the concerted move may jeopardise regional peace and stability.

Kenya holds that Somalia-based Islamist terror group, Al-Shabaab, has hideouts in Dadaab and so the need to have the camps closed.