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. It is followed by South Sudan which accounted for 184,110 refugees.
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) report having no schooling compared to 33 per cent of male refugees.
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 escalated at the camp forcing them to leave in large numbers.
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 asylum-seekers.
WFP Kenya Director Lauren Landis said the contribution will enable them to increase the food rations for the most vulnerable refugees and restore the cash transfer programme.
Kenya has always been home to millions of refugees, some of whom have eventually returned to their countries while others have gone abroad. Thousands of others are still at Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps.
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 Nairobi for help.
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.