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The Kenyan government does not want to open more refugees because they feel it leaves them open to attacks by terrorists. “We cannot allow uncontrolled influx of refugees from Somalia, because that will make us vulnerable to terrorist attacks by the al-Shabab,” Raila Odinga, Kenya’s prime minister, said. “It is a very risky situation.” Al-Shabab has said that they will attack Eastern African countries for supporting the Mogadishu governemnt. Obama has stated that the crisis needs more attention here in the US as well as international attention.
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ReplyDeleteCatholic Relief Service, who has dealt with Kenya for several years has gone to help them. Along with church partners, they have provided some aid into Somalia. It is also helping the refugees at Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, where 1,300 people arrive daily from Somalia. In Ethiopia, the CRS-led Joint Emergency Operations Plan is feeding 400,000 people and hopes to increase the number of people receiving the food aid to 1 million by the end of this month.
Red Cross secretary general Abbas Gullet said. “Thousands of children in northern Kenya are malnourished, which means the future will disappear before our eyes if we do not stand up to the situation.”