A group of gay refugees who were forced to leave Nairobi in buses on Wednesday night found refuge back at the Kakuma refugee camp where they had initially fled citing insecurity.
The UNHCR announced that it would offer sanctuary and security to the refugees who had were forced to return to the camp.
Reports revealed that the same group had fled the camp after falling victim to constant harassment due to their sexual orientation.
The group, made up of 76 men, women and children, had been squeezed into a small house within Nairobi County following reports by the Star.
In a statement, the UN refugee agency claimed that the Kenyan government had decided to send the group back, to the Kakuma camp in north-western Kenya.
The heavily armed police officers provided tight security escort back to Kakuma at night.
Reports by BBC claimed that the Kenyan government had cited the need for the refugees to have proper documentation in order to allow them to live outside a refugee camp as the reason for the deportation.
Back In April, some of the reported victimized refugees mounted a demonstration outside the UNHCR offices in the Kenyan capital asking for help.
Gay sex is illegal in Kenya and a recent petition to amend the law regarding the same was squashed at the High Court.
Hundreds of thousands of people live in the vast Kakuma camp. Most of them fled conflict and drought in neighbouring countries such as South Sudan and Somalia.
