Kenya’s black market in “refugee real estate”
By Cory Rodgers
The informal system of shelter ownership that has sprung up in refugee camps in Kenya and elsewhere has allowed entrepreneurial activity to flourish, but it is also unregulated and without formal legal protections, leaving some refugees vulnerable to losing everything. (more…)
Refugee business entrepreneur facing life threats
By Qaabata Boru
A refugee small business owner is facing a life-threatening situation in Kalobeyei refugee settlement (more…)
Closure of refugee camps
The unlegislated closure of refugee camps is illegal under the Kenyan Refugees Act of 2011. (more…)
Refugee Verification Exercise
A unified refugee verification exercise in Kakuma was meant to collect refugees’ data (more…)
Kakuma fraud
By KANERE’s News Desk
Five UN staff indicted for fraud are airlifted to Nairobi for investigation. (more…)
An NGO vehicle knocked down a refugee child
A refugee child died in an aggressive road accident in Kakuma (more…)
Resilience in Laughter
By Tolasa Shome and Qaabata Boru
Clowns Without Borders bring joy to Kakuma children (more…)
Dilemma of new food distribution mechanism
The introduction of Bamba Chakula has resulted in vulnerable refugees who don’t have cell phones missing their cash vouchers. (more…)
Community Talking Point: Introduction of Bamba Chakula
KANERE talks to beneficiaries of food aid in Kakuma: (more…)
WFP to Cut Food Rations
World Food Programme to cut food rations for Kenyan refugees by half, affecting over 500,000 camp residents. (more…)
International Day of Persons with Disability
In Kakuma refugee camp the International Day of Persons Living with Disability is observed, falling within the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence. (more…)
Repatriation of Somali Refugees
94 returnees of Somali origin were headed home after decades of exile in the world’s largest refugee camp. (more…)
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