Kenya is preparing to repatriate 50,000 Somali refugees this year.
Commissioner for refugees Haron Komen yesterday said a delegation went to Brussels in October last year and secured Sh10.74 billion for repatriation.
“Twenty per cent will remain in the country to support those who have been offering services and to rehabilitate the environment,” he said.
Komen said 7,025 refugees have returned home as of Monday this week.
He said last Friday’s attack on a KDF camp will not slow down the drive.
In December last year, Kenya had more than 400,000 Somali refugees, the UN refugee agency said.
After the al Shabaab attack of Garissa University College last April, security officials said terrorists shelter in refugee camps.
Kenya has determined to repatriate large numbers.
Cabinet Secretaries Amina Mohamed (Foreign Affairs) and Joseph Nkaissery (Internal Security) attended the Brussels conference.
Komen was speaking to subcounty commissioners, senior police commanders, immigration officers, officers from the DPPs office at Silver Springs Hotel, Nairobi.
The two-day workshop shared information with security, immigration and prosecution officers on refugee issues, human trafficking and repatriation.
Komen said 99.9 per cent of refugees are law abiding citizens.
He said he is liaising with Juba Land in Somalia to acquire a site where 5,800 tents can be put up.