Kenya monitoring security situation as Ethiopian refugees flock Moyale

Kenya monitoring security situation as Ethiopian refugees flock Moyale

Omollo argued that an increase in population of refugees can lead to disease outbreak, thus working towards having enough medical supplies.

Principal Secretary for the State Department for Internal Security and National Administration Raymond Omollo has said Kenya is monitoring increased security risks as Ethiopian refugees flock Moyale.

Omollo said on Tuesday that refugees coming to the country had put the security sector under pressure.

“This security situation, where different groups are fighting, we've had cases of stray bullets coming into the Kenyan side,” Omollo told NTV.

“The Inspector General of police was there at the end of last week together with a team from the national government administration just to calm the situation and manage it."

The PS argued that an increase in population of refugees can lead to disease outbreak thus working towards having enough medical supplies.

“We are looking at medical supplies, particularly to address the issues around disease outbreak if it gets to that point,” he added.

He also confirmed the continued security monitoring by having active conversations between Kenyan and Ethiopian officials.

“Most importantly is community engagement and sensitization so that then even as there is escalation or movement, then we don't have the locals feeling like they are being pushed to act so that then we have retaliation or something like that,” he insisted.

In brief

Omollo argued that an increase in population of refugees can lead to disease outbreak, thus working towards having enough medical supplies. Principal Secretary for the State Department for Internal Security and National Administration Raymond Omollo has said Kenya is monitoring increased security risks as Ethiopian refugees flock Moyale. The PS argued that an increase in population of refugees can lead to disease outbreak thus working towards having enough medical supplies.

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