refugees in kenya Stories

Kenya champions the free movement of people in east Africa, but it’s failing immigrants and refugees at home
The Conversation  |  Aug 30, 2024

Local governments recognise the significance of migrants’ contributions. In an era of fiscal constraints, thriving migrant businesses, particularly in...

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...

DRC refugees find new life, solace in handicraft work in Kamukunji's Kitui Village
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 24, 2024

They found refuge in the warmth of the Kamukunji constituency, where they now contribute their skills to Nairobi's handicraft cooperative society.

9,095 refugees returned home to Somalia in past four years
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 23, 2024

Out of the total 3,672 were assisted to return to Somali while 5,423 were spontaneous returnees.

KNCHR steps in to assist Mombasa's urban refugees over access to essential services
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 15, 2024

This initiative follows a session where refugees voiced significant concerns about their rights and access to services such as banking services, M-Pes...

Dadaab, Kakuma refugee camps to be upgraded to settlements in urban support programme
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 07, 2024

This will be the first time refugee camps in the county will be integrated into the initiative.

Refugees urged to move to higher grounds as heavy rains continue
Mary Wambui  |  May 06, 2024

UNHCR Representative to Kenya Caroline Van Burech has expressed concerns about the heavy rains which have now reached the Kakuma refugee camp.

New refugee regulations spell out restrictions, freedoms under Shirika Plan
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 18, 2024

The regulations spell out the details of the process of refugees' registration, designated areas of residence and movement and the process involved in...

State launches Refugee Status Determination services in Mombasa
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 08, 2024

The Mombasa office has been offering reception, protection and documentation services, forcing thousands of people seeking refugee status to travel to...

Refugees or Kenyan citizens? The long, winding search for national identity
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 01, 2024

Young people seeking to get IDs find themselves registered both in the UNHCR data base and is in the Kenyan one, making it hard for them to get the na...

Hundreds in Eastleigh start process to reclaim Kenyan citizenship
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Feb 29, 2024

The process is extensive, beginning Thursday with the removal of fingerprints and deletion of names from the registry. Subsequently, individuals will...

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