Kenya has had great numbers of refugees in the country from several years back. “Refugee Realities: Refugee Rights versus State Security in Kenya and Tanzania” is a journal article by Edward Mogire who states that Kenya has been hosting refuges since 1970 and in the end of 2005, it hosted about 251,300 refugees including 150,500 from Somali, 76,600 from Sudan, 2,800 from Uganda and 21, 400 from other nationals. (Mogire, 2009) Kenya has always been seen as a peaceful country that other states such as the ones mentioned above were made to feel free in seeking refuge within Kenyan borders. In the case of Somali, Kenya has maintained an open door policy towards the refugees crossing from Somali due to the instability in their country and the threat of Al-Shabaab. However, has it is witnessed, this open door policy that Kenya has maintained with Somalia has contributed to a threat to Kenya’s’ own national security and a weakness in its sovereignty. The paper will discuss the role and obligation that Kenya has in protecting refugees under the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) tripartite agreement it signed with Somalia and other …show more content…
(Mwalimu) The refugees came from countries such as Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, DRC, Burundi and now as of recent the case of Somalia. (Mwalimu). Kenya being a big power in the Eastern part of Africa has always been an exemplary state in regards to maintaining peace within its borders. This paper will be centered on the issue of the Somali refugees within Kenyan