KANERE - A Refugee Free PressLizala Alfonze – KANERE Staff Writer November 2020
Over the past seven months, cases of sexual and gender-based violence have increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the measures put in place to curb the spread of the virus, the operation of schools, sports events, businesses and most social activities has been affected. This situation forces interaction that used to be limited as many people are forced to stay at home almost every day.
By Qaabata Boru – KANERE Investigative Writer November 2020
On the night of August 25, 2020, unidentified armed men confronted a young refugee outside his residence on block four in zone one of Kakuma camp one. The confrontation, which occurred around 3:30 in the morning, ended in a shooting which resulted in one death and one serious injury.
KANERE staff writer, May 3, 2020
A refugee from South Sudan died on April 26th while receiving treatment at IRC hospital in Kakuma 4. The deceased identified as Sunday Peter was a 22-year old resident of Kakuma 4, Block 1 Zone 2 and a Form One student at Vision Secondary school.
By KANERE staff writer, March 10, 2020
An asylum seeker was found dead at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church compound in Kakuma refugee camp one on Saturday, February 9 2020 in an apparent suicide.
The man was an Ethiopian national in his 40s named Endalkachew Seifu, who had fled his country in the year 2013, as reported by his close friend.
November 7th
By Kalisha Itekewa – KANERE Staff Reporter
On November 29, 2019 a group of LGBTI+ refugees camped in front of the UNHCR staff compound in Kakuma. It was an extension of a November 6th protest that was led by new LBGTI+ arrivals, who have been residing in the reception center for several months. Following three days of demonstrations in front of the UNHCR offices, the group was dispersed by the police as they tried to enter the UNHCR compound by force as they try to push through the gate confronting with the security guards.
By KANERE News Desk, July 2019
At least three refugees sustained gunshot wounds while property of unknown value was stolen by armed night-time attackers
By KANERE News Desk – kakuma.news@gmail.com, July 2019
Decreases in the number of resettlement places available and a cut in food rations have led to growing levels of suicide, drug abuse and alcoholism as a coping mechanism among female refugees in Kakuma refugee camp, northwest Kenya, a home for more than 88,000 women from different East and central African countries, who’ve escaped war or civil strife.
By KANERE staff reporter, May 2019
What do you think about the refugees integration and the freedom of movement? The Refugee Affairs secretariat (RAS), the main body responsible for refugees in Kenya, in conjunction with UNHCR, Refugee Consortiumof Kenya (RCK), and other implementing agencies held a one-day meeting with refugees on May 12th to discuss integration in Kalobeyei.
By Ibrahim with Qaabata – KANERE Staff writers April 2019
With the aim of creating a centralized database of everyone residing in Kenya, including foreigners and refugees, the government launched a nationwide bio-metric registration that includes refugee camps.
By KANERE staff writer, January 2019
A motorbike driver was killed on January 14th 2019, along the paths that connect Kalobeyei Settlement and Kakuma four area. The deceased was identified as Adelin Nkeshimana, a Burundian national and a refugee registered under UNHCR protection. He had been living in Kakuma refugee camp – in Kakuma 3, Zone 1, Block 6 since 2016 when he arrived in Kakuma after escaping violence in his home country.