Even then, few countries agree to bear the refugee burden and Kenya often finds itself alone in sheltering refugees. Refugee accommodative Kenya set up Dadaab in Garissa for Somali refugees in 1991 and Kakuma in Turkana for Sudan/Ethiopia refugees in 1992. Catering for foreign interests, whether as supposed refugees or as international refugee functionaries, the camps became threats to the host country. They saturated refugee camps as conduits of penetration and, in doing so, appeared to have unlimited amount of money to advance inherent irredentist interests. Subsequent suggestions included relocating the camps out of Kenya, closing the camps, and Kenya resigning to its big power allotted geopolitical fate.

Source: Standard Digital March 27, 2021 19:46 UTC