Kenya refugees: Abductions and expulsions taint safe haven image

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Kenya refugees: Abductions and expulsions taint safe haven image
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Kenya's status as a sanctuary for refugees is questioned after the deportation of four Turkish nationals.

Over 3,000 refugees are currently seeking protection for different reasons in Kenya, a rights group says

Kenya's refugee commissioner John Burugu declined to comment about the expulsions, but senior foreign ministry official Korir Sing'oei highlighted the dilemma the government faced when he said it needed to perform a "crucial balancing of interests for the bigger good". The latest example of this came when it was accused of being complicit - as Uganda's Observer newspaper put it - in the "brazen cross-border abductions" of 36 Ugandan opposition supporters in July.

"I'm afraid because being accessed by the people we are running away from is a huge possibility," the refugee added.

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