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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.

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Refugee man shot and wounded

By Okello and Shidad

A refugee man survived gunshots wounds in a night attack in Kakuma

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Closure of refugee camps

The unlegislated closure of refugee camps is illegal under the Kenyan Refugees Act of 2011.

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Refugee Verification Exercise

A unified refugee verification exercise in Kakuma was meant to collect refugees’ data

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Kakuma fraud

By KANERE’s News Desk

Five UN staff indicted for fraud are airlifted to Nairobi for investigation.  

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Mother and Son died in arson attack

A refugee woman and her son died from a fire incident that took place in Kakuma refugee camp.

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An NGO vehicle knocked down a refugee child

A refugee child died in an aggressive road accident in Kakuma

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Resilience in Laughter

By Tolasa Shome and Qaabata Boru

Clowns Without Borders bring joy to Kakuma children

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Child negligence

A Turkana child died from drug administration in Kakuma medical clinic.

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Accident in Kakuma Three

A humanitarian vehicle involved in an accident killing a secondary school student.