KANERE - A Refugee Free PressBy Tolossa Asrat – KANERE’s Volunteer Writer, January 2022
Refugees from South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Somalia have been resettled in a third country, Germany, through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) resettlement programme.
By Qaabata Boru & Baluu W. Makuach – KANERE Volunteer Writers, September 2021
Primary school teachers across camps suspended all the classroom activities by sending learners back home.
By KANERE News Desk – September 2021
A KANERE journalist was arrested by Kakuma police for reporting on a teachers’ demonstration outside the UNHCR main entrance on the morning of September 10th, 2021.
By Tolossa Asrat – KANERE Volunteer Writer, September 2021
The weather in Kakuma Refugee Camp is generally characterized by humid and high temperatures (over 35 degrees Celsius /95 Fahrenheit). January, February, and March are the hottest months, with temperatures reaching 38 degrees Celsius/100.4 Fahrenheit.
By Tolossa Asrat – KANERE Volunteer Writer, September 2021
Following the outbreak of COVID-19, remittances sent from the US and Western countries to Kakuma Refugee Camp and Kalobeyei settlement have reduced significantly.
By Baluu Wol Makuach – KANERE Volunteer Writer, September 2021
Strong calls are being made for the Kakuma Premier League (KPL) Board to suspend Naath Football Club (FC) following an injury to an Okapi FC fan last weekend during their first league loss of the season.
By Tolossa Asrat – KANERE Volunteer Writer, September 2021
COMMUNITY TALKING POINTS: Will the camp closure possibly affect you and your family?
No: To be honest, I think I am not the one affected. I feel it is the time to go. There is no benefit of staying at Kakuma Refugee Camp.
– Baluu Wol from South Sudan, Journalist
Yes: I think this is not the right time to send us back where we fled from.
– Solomon Hailu, from Ethiopia, Incentive staff
By Noel Bol – KANERE Volunteer Poet, September 2021
This Empty Space!
Silence!
Empty space and still,
Silence!
By Tolossa Asrat KANERE Volunteer Writer, June 2021
In April 2021, during World Health Week, the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination program for refugees and asylum seekers living in Kakuma and Kalobeyei was being rolled out at Ammusait General Hospital – aka Clinic 7 and Natukubenyo Health Centre, respectively.
By KANERE News Desk
Conflicts between refugees and locals have been a long-standing issue in Kakuma, but an attack following the government announcement about closing Kenya’s refugee camps seems to have been motivated by the announcement. At least four refugees have sustained non-life-threatening injuries following attacks by members of the host community in Kakuma.
