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Kalobeyei Refugee Protest

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.

Kalobeyei residents protest over water shortages, and roads were barricaded with stones – By Hassan Mahmud / KANERE 2022
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Refugee Death Following Violent Robbery

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.

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Cleaning Kakuma’s dirt, recycling waste and environment

By Tolossa Asrat – KANERE Volunteer Writer, December 2022

In 2019, refugees in Kakuma Refugee Camp piloted a waste management project to keep their environment clean. Based on the principles of environmental sustainability, Fraternity for Development Integrated (FRADI) – a refugee-led organization – initiated a recycling project in Kakuma 2 to safeguard the environment and health of the community. By converting waste into useful products, the organization has now embarked on a journey to address pressing social, environmental and climate challenges.

Environment: Cleaning Kakuma’s dirt – Photograph by Tolossa Asrat/KANERE
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Public speeches made by Camp Authorities on World Refugee Day 2022

June 21 Speeches Compiled by Tolossa Asrat – KANERE Staff Volunteer Writer, 2022

World Refugee Day 2022 ceremony commemorated at Kalobeyei village 2 with the theme of ensuring every person has the right to seek safety whoever they are, wherever they come from and whenever they are forced to flee.

During the commemoration, various guests including Government representatives, UNHCR County representatives, UNHCR partners and other humanitarian organization representatives, goodwill Ambassador Yiech Pur Biel, refugee leaders from Kakuma and the new settlement attended and made speeches at the event in Kalobeyei settlement, Village 2.

Caroline Van Buren of UNHCR Kenya Country Rep speaking during the World Refugee Day, commemorated at Kalobeyei, Turkana – Photography by Tolossa Asrat / KANERE 2022
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“You host, we fund” Global North

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.

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Warehousing of refugees – report by Tolossa Asrat / KAENRE 2022
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WHY OCTOBER 10TH IS KENYA’S MOST CONFUSING HOLIDAY FOR SOUTH SUDANESE REFUGEES IN ELDORET

Opinion by Bior Garang – Student Writer

From the first day, it was proposed as a public holiday, October 10th was destined to always be a controversial day in Kenya.

Although the Kenyan government had officially renamed the day ”Utamaduni” day from its more meaningful full ”Huduma” day in 2020, global calendars are yet to be updated to reflect this new normal. 

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KANERE Reporters’ experiences from Germany

By 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.

Baluu Wol Makuach former KANERE’s Editorial Member remains actively engaged with Kakuma’s KANERE Team from Germany/ Baluu Wol/KANERE
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Kakuma Teachers’ Strike

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.

Striking teachers marching to the UNHCR’s main compound in Kakuma 1, photography /KANERE Sep, 2021
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Journalist Arrested for Covering Teachers Strike

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.

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Dry Nozzles and the Plight of Women: Refugee Leaders Fear Water Crisis Will Provoke Communal Conflict

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.

Water taps are dry, as residents are asking agencies to intervene. Photography / KANERE Sep, 2021