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How state plans to roll out the integration of refugees with host communities under Shirika Plan
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 30, 2025

As of the end of February 2025, the total population of refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya was 836,907.

Refugee's 10-year struggle with multiple health complications ends with successful surgery, baby delivery
Issa Hussein  |  Mar 26, 2025

The large multi modular goitre continued to grow as she failed to meet her transport and medical costs during her past referrals from the Hagardera re...

Shirika Plan inititive to integrate refugees into economy gets Cabinet nod
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Mar 11, 2025

CS Murkomen said that the government is also focused on a long-term solution for the refugees through the Shirika Plan initiative which is designed to...

Refugee crisis in Kiunga: Lamu County heightens medical surveillance to prevent disease outbreak
Farhiya Hussein  |  Mar 02, 2025

At least 482 refugees, mostly women and children, are being hosted by local families in Kiunga after they fled clashes that erupted between the Somali...

Kenya, UN launch Sh3.7bn programme to improve refugee mobility, integration
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 20, 2024

The initiative majorly seeks to improve governance and strengthen service delivery towards empowering communities affected by migration.

Health workers, community leaders unite to combat TB at Dadaab Refugee Camp
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 10, 2024

The teams reach out to individuals affected by TB, educating them on the importance of maintaining a healthy diet and encouraging them to access healt...

State calls for support to promote use of green energy in Kenya's refugee camps
Issa Hussein  |  Oct 08, 2024

The prolonged refugee dependency on firewood as a source of fuel was amassively affected the fragile ecosystem.

Government orders refugees to surrender their passports within 30 days
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 01, 2024

Under Section 17 of the Refugees Act, refugees who ignore these orders could also face expulsion from the country.

45,000 first graders unable to start new school year in Gaza Strip - UNICEF
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 10, 2024

This situation compounds the hardship these first graders face, adding to the 625,000 children who have already lost an entire year of schooling.

Study reveals alarming education gap among adult refugees in Kenya
Vincent Ombati  |  Aug 21, 2024

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...

UNHCR chief lauds Kenya's commitment to hosting refugees despite heavy costs
Charity Kilei  |  Jun 26, 2024

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...

Dadaab, Kakuma refugee camps receive Sh4.8 billion extra funding
Vincent Ombati  |  Jun 19, 2024

WFP Kenya Director Lauren Landis said the contribution will enable them to increase the food rations for the most vulnerable refugees and restore the...

Israel, Hamas, Sudan warring parties added to UN blacklist of child offenders
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 12, 2024

The report verified the killing of 2,267 Palestinian children mostly in Gaza between October 7 and December 31, 2023, adding that most were caused by...

World Environmental Day: Garissa officials call for collective action against poaching
Issa Hussein  |  Jun 05, 2024

The county KWS boss was responding to an incident where police in Dagahaley refugee camp pursued four men who killed a giraffe for game meat last even...

Ethiopia offers free visa extensions to over 15,000 Sudanese refugees
Bashir Mohammed  |  May 25, 2024

This comes amid a surge in the number of Sudanese refugees arriving in Ethiopia, with over 50,000 residing in camps across the country, predominantly...

Imminent famine in northern Gaza is ‘entirely man-made disaster’ - UN chief Guterres
UN News  |  Mar 19, 2024

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said Palestinians in Gaza are enduring horrifying levels of hunger and suffering.

Kenyans in Mombasa march for Gaza as famine fears deepen
Farhiya Hussein  |  Feb 24, 2024

The procession aimed to promote awareness among both Muslims and Christians, pushing them to unify and join efforts for a permanent truce.

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