Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Kenya representative Caroline Van Buren in talks as refugee issues became a strong issue after US President Trump's executive orders.
The meeting comes at a critical moment for Kenya as well, with the handling of refugees increasingly becoming a problem.
The country already plays host to 823,932 registered refugees and asylum seekers, according to United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHCR) data, and the number is likely to go up following the escalation of hostilities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
According to Murkomen, the meeting revolved around shared programmes between Kenya and the UNHCR and the enhancement of security in the refugee camps and host communities.
