Kakuma refugee camp Stories
Beyond security, PS Bitok highlighted environmental challenges in the camps, such as deforestation and waste management issues.
The Local communities have expressed their frustration over being deprived of basic needs which they say are primarily allocated for the refugees.
Data shows as of May this year, Somalia accounted for the largest number of refugees in Kenya at 434,490, a 56.1 per cent representation of the total....
According to the report, women are the most affected as compared with their male counterparts. Sixty-six per cent of female refugees (aged 25-64) repo...
The 3,054 individuals comprising men, women and children had fled the camp on June 20 this year after the conflict between the two communities escalat...
As of December 31, 2023, Kenya had hosted a total of 577,492 people, 506,715 (88 per cent) of them being refugees and 70,777 (12 per cent) being asylu...
WFP Kenya Director Lauren Landis said the contribution will enable them to increase the food rations for the most vulnerable refugees and restore the...
Kenya has always been home to millions of refugees, some of whom have eventually returned to their countries while others have gone abroad. Thousands...
This will be the first time refugee camps in the county will be integrated into the initiative.
UNHCR Representative to Kenya Caroline Van Burech has expressed concerns about the heavy rains which have now reached the Kakuma refugee camp.
The Mombasa office has been offering reception, protection and documentation services, forcing thousands of people seeking refugee status to travel to...
Stakeholders are keen on enhancing the integration of refugees and host communities in the two counties.
The petitioners argue that the government's refusal to change their statuses has denied them the opportunity to live with their husbands.
In Nairobi County, the exercise shall be held at the Starehe, Lang'ata, and Kamukunji Deputy County Commissioners' offices.
The Shirika Plan to integrate 800,000 refugees into local communities will be presented to the Global Refugee Forum next month.
