Qaabata Boru & Hassan Mahmud – KANERE Staff Writers, December 2022
Refugees in Kalobeyei settlement protest due to prolonged water shortages as the implementing agencies struggle to find tangible water solutions.
Category: Human Rights
By Mahmud, Santos & Qaabata – KANERE Staff Writers, December 2022
An Ethiopian-refugee has died at the scene of a violent robbery in Kalobeyei settlement.
The incident was recorded on the night of August 7 2022, with one person killed by gunshot in a series of shocking armed robberies in Kalobeyei’s Village Two.
By Tolossa Asrat – KANERE Staff Volunteer Writer, December 2022
In September 2016, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the New York Declaration of Refugees and Migrants which calls on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to apply the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) in situations of large-scale refugee movements. It aims to meet four objectives: ease pressure on host countries, enhance refugee self-reliance, expand access to resettlement, and foster conditions that enable voluntary repatriation.
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 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.
By Qaabata Boru KANERE Staff Investigative Journalist – February 2021
One South Sudanese refugee teenager killed and another sustained injuries in a fight over firewood collection in Kakuma.
By Akuna Denza – KANERE Staff Writer, February 2021
Kalobeyei residents face a shortage of water as women turn to alternative sources to alleviate/mitigate the water concern.
By Tolossa Asrat – KANERE Staff Writer, February 2021
Although suicide is a common issue in displaced settings, its increased prevalence among refugees in Kakuma illustrates a serious and growing problem, which needs urgent intervention through a multi-sector approach.
