Somali citizens without legal or permanent residence in Kenya will return back to their home country,says Somalia’s Ambassador to Kenya, Mohamed Ali Nur.
Mr Nur said the Somali Embassy in Nairobi is currently monitoring the plight of the thousands of Somalis arrested by the Kenyan police in Nairobi and will guide for their return.
“In the past days the Kenyan Police went on massive security operation in which they arrested thousands of Somalis. We are working for the release of those who hold any legal document to stay and live in Kenya, but those who do not have any documents will be taken back to their country.” Amb. Nur said.
On Saturday President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Nairobi and met with his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta. The discussions of the two Presidents mainly focused on the matter of the security and the Somali refugees in Kenya.
Ambassador Nur says, President Mohamud asked President Kenyatta for the respect of the rights of the Somalis who are currently in the hands of the Kenyan authorities and to allow those who have legal documents to stay and live in Kenya.
“We are worried what is going on here. But I want to make sure that we are working hard to serve for those arrested by the Kenyan Police, we will help them through discussions with the Kenyan authorities.” he added.
Somali government is planning to order several chartered flights to allow the Somali citizens willing to go back to their country to be flown from Nairobi to Mogadishu.
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