Kenya to Scale Up Refugee Vetting As Somalia Intensifies War On Al-Shabaab

Nairobi — Kenya is set to intensify the screening of refugees in a bid to support regional efforts to degrade Somali-based terror group Al-Shabaab.

The revamped vetting regime will apply to refugees who have entered the country in the last few months from the neighboring Somalia, the Ministry of Interior and National Administration said on Monday.

The vetting exercise is expected to compliment President Hassan Mohamud’s administration intensified onslaught on the Al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist…