Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen pitched for Kenya’s enhanced partnership in tackling emerging security challenges and addressing refugees matters.
Kenya hosts thousands of refugees in camps in Dadaab and Kakuma.
Murkomen who is currently in Geneva, Switzerland, attending the 8th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2025), on the sidelines held talks with United Nations (UN)top officials, underscoring Kenya’s commitment in securing the country and also meeting her international obligations.
During his bilateral engagement with the Assistant High Commissioner for Operations at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), he stated Kenya’s firm committed to its responsibilities as a host country.
He said Kenya will continue to work closely with UNHCR and all partners to cater for the over 800,000 refugees and asylum seekers living in various camps and urban city counties.
“I had the honour of meeting with Mr. Raouf Mazou, who acknowledged Kenya’s unwavering commitment to protecting refugees and managing their affairs,” the CS noted.
He added that Mazou acknowledged Kenya and UNHCR’s longstanding partnership—spanning over 56 years— in supporting refugees and asylum seekers.
“A key focus of our discussion was on the recently launched Shirika Plan—a transformative, multi-stakeholder initiative aimed at fostering the socio-economic inclusion of refugees and asylum seekers,” the CS said.
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