The Kenyan Government has expressed its determination to close down all the refugee camps in the country in the next two years.

 Kenyan Administration and National Security committee chairman Asman Kamama disclosed this while adressin members of the house of assemble on Thursdey.

Mr. Kamama told the House that the camps will be closed once all the refugees return to their respective countries. He however, said that the speed of repatriating the refugees will be dependent on the stability of the Somali Government.

He explained that the government is alive to the safety and care of the people in the camps and will only facilitate their return if where they are headed is safe.

Kamama said that as of September 30th this year, Kenya was host to a total of 592 219 refugees. Out of the refugees, 476 635, representing 80 percent are Somalis. The two major refugee camps in the country- Dadaab and Kakuma hosts 405 477 and 125,803 respectively.

Those from Ethiopia are 31, 693 and 7184 are in Kakuma, 8491 in Nairobi, 248 in Isiolo and 8 in Mombasa. 7843 are from Sudan, 1097 from Congo, 1719 from Rwanda, 1803 from Eriteria, 5092 from Burundi, 48 010 from South Sudan, 1180 from Ugunda while 266 are from various other countries.

Kamama said that in order to ensure that there is proper coordination and administration of the refugees, the government had posted administrators to manage and coordinate provision of humanitarian services to refugees.

He said that despite the measures being put in place, the camps have been faced with challenges including insecurity, environmental degradation, and urban refugees.

The statement by Kamama comes barely a month after Kenya, Somalia United Nations High Commission for Refugees signed a tripartite agreement that paved the way for the repatriation refugees to Somalia.