Refugees at the Dadaab camp yesterday celebrated the Thursday High Court ruling to suspend the planned closure of the camp. The sprawling Dadaab refugee camp is home to more than 350,000 people. Justice John Mativo on Thursday said Interior CS Joseph Nkaissery's May 10, 2016, directive to repatriate refugees and asylum seekers back to Somalia and close the camp was arbitrary. The court ruling is welcome and we thank the judge who delivered it,” he said. Government spokesman Eric Kiraithe said that while Kenya respects the rule of law, it will appeal against the directive.

Source: The Star February 10, 2017 23:15 UTC