The Kenyan Government has ordered for the UN refugee agency within its borders a 14-day ultimatum to shut down. There are plans to forcibly repatriate Somali refugees at Dabaab if the directives are not complied with.
Kenya has cited insecurity as a major concern on grounds that the camps are a breeding ground and decoy strategy for al-Shabaab led militia from Somali.
The Interior Minister, Fred Matiangi was quoted as saying protecting Kenyans is the governments domestic duty.
The UNHCR camp in Kakuma along the north-west have also been instructed to shut down.