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| Dadaab Refugee Camp as it appeared in February of 2009 (Souce: UNHCR) |
Xinhua News Agency (Mombasa) – Kenya’s government will hand over 32 trafficked Somalis to the UN Refugee Agency after a 3 month prison term for illegal entry into the nation. The Kwale Regional Magistrate also ruled that the trafficked Somalis may have to be returned to Somalia or the Dadaab refugee camp after being handed to the UNHCR. The 32 Somalis will join 64 other imprisoned Somalis who also were trafficked into Kenya in an attempt to escape the poor economy and violence of Somalia. Leo Nyongesa, Coast Provincial police chief, maintains that police are very close to catching the leaders of the Somali human trafficking ring.
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(Reliability 8/10)
Comment: (Source Reliability: No issue of inaccuracy in this source. As the source, Xinhua News Agency, is under the direction of the Chinese government, the possibility exists that the information stated may be under the scrutiny or direction state policy. However, as the information stated conforms with existing information provided by non-biased sources, the influence of this potential bias can be minimized to the point of rating the source with a score of 8.)
Comment: The determination of the court to hand over the Somali prisoners to the UNHCR echos the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reinforcement conclusion reached in the September analysis of UNODC assistance in Kenya. In the September analysis, a conclusion was reached which stated that the UNODC might have to provide greater reinforcement of infrastructure in order to lessen Kenya's burden and maintain Kenyan legal action against traffickers. The fact that Kenya has chosen the UNHCR to temporarily assist the Kenyan refugee and legal system and proposed the idea of deportation indicates that Kenya may no longer want to endure the trafficking/refugee burden. Thus, the UNODC may have to increase its direct infrastructure efforts rather than encourage Kenyan progress. Future developments will confirm or reject this contention.
Comment: (Source Reliability: No issue of inaccuracy in this source. As the source, Xinhua News Agency, is under the direction of the Chinese government, the possibility exists that the information stated may be under the scrutiny or direction state policy. However, as the information stated conforms with existing information provided by non-biased sources, the influence of this potential bias can be minimized to the point of rating the source with a score of 8.)
Comment: The determination of the court to hand over the Somali prisoners to the UNHCR echos the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reinforcement conclusion reached in the September analysis of UNODC assistance in Kenya. In the September analysis, a conclusion was reached which stated that the UNODC might have to provide greater reinforcement of infrastructure in order to lessen Kenya's burden and maintain Kenyan legal action against traffickers. The fact that Kenya has chosen the UNHCR to temporarily assist the Kenyan refugee and legal system and proposed the idea of deportation indicates that Kenya may no longer want to endure the trafficking/refugee burden. Thus, the UNODC may have to increase its direct infrastructure efforts rather than encourage Kenyan progress. Future developments will confirm or reject this contention.
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