UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has hit back at critics of the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, saying they have failed to offer solutions. Ms Patel and Vincent Biruta, Rwanda's foreign minister, said the global asylum system was "collapsing" under the strain of humanitarian crises and human trafficking. The plan to transport some asylum seekers who enter the UK unlawfully to Rwanda, where they can apply to settle, will allow people fleeing persecution to find safety, they said. And they added that the UK's investment in Rwanda - an initial £120m - would help to address the lack of opportunities which drive economic migration. "We are taking bold and innovative steps and it's surprising that those institutions that criticise the plans fail to offer their own solutions," they wrote.

Source: Daily Nation April 18, 2022 20:44 UTC