KANERE - A Refugee Free PressBy Tolossa Asrat – KANERE Staff Writer November 2020
Scientifically, it has been proven that wearing protective gear saves lives and that social distancing keeps the pandemic at bay. However, the residents of Kakuma and Kalobeyei have been reluctant to wear masks and keep their distance despite a surge in Covid-19 infections.
Shirley Owenga – KANERE Guest Writer November 2020
When you think of a refugee camp in Kenya, you might imagine the rumble of canter trucks carrying food; wind blowing through rugged tents; a vast dusty field with a patch of grass here, a patch there; countless children playing make-shift games in second-hand clothing.
Dear KANERE readers and supporters,
We are delighted to publish a new edition of Kakuma News Reflector or KANERE.
Like the previous issue, this edition focuses on Covid-19 coverage. As an independent and refugee-lead media organization, KANERE has been at the frontline in thwarting misinformation and making sure that refugees in Kakuma and Kalobeyei have access to the valid information that is needed for an effective public health response. Following a partial lockdown announcement in Kakuma and Dadaab, effective from April 29th, the first coronavirus infection in Kakuma camp was confirmed on May 25th.
By Baluu Wol Makuach – KANERE Staff Writer, May 2020
Students at Kakuma Refugee Secondary School are responding to the Covid-10 pandemic by manufacturing detergent soaps for sale to the community.
By Hibo Mohammed – KANERE Staff Writer May, 2020
The Muslim community of Kakuma is made up of various nationalities majority coming from Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Congo, Yemen, Afghanistan and Burundi. Muslims in Kakuma adhere to fasting during Ramadan. For breaking the fast (iftar), fresh fruits are available all around the markets. Residents purchase them in larger quantities to make juice. However, due to covid-19, social and religious gatherings are banned across the country.
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 Hibo Mohammed KANERE Staff Writer, May 2020
75-year-old Pastor Juba Lungula from the Democratic Republic of Congo arrived in Kakuma Refugee camp in 2012, leaving his family back home. It had always been his passion to preach the Gospel.
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.
By Santos Madhieu – KANERE Staff Writer, May 2020
Meet Samson, a 22-year-old Congolese designer who came to Kakuma Camp in 2015 and is now helping to fight the Coronavirus by making free face masks for both refugees and locals.
By the KANERE Editorial Team
The Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (aka COVID-19) has already impacted many countries around the world, especially in China, Iran, Europe and the United States.
In Africa, at least 52 countries have confirmed cases. Over 13,000 people have tested positive, and more than 700 of them have died. Kenya reported its first case in mid-March, and as the virus continues to spread to new counties, refugees in Kakuma are anxious that the virus will eventually reach the camp.
In the coming weeks, the Kakuma News Reflector will make Covid-19 a special focus. The editorial team is working overtime to report on the responses by humanitarian agencies and the government, as well as the ways that communities are dealing with the threat.