KANERE - A Refugee Free PressBy Fantaye Agaro – KANERE Poet January 2023
Tilting Cages book, Page 72/1992
Kakuma Refugee Camp
Kakuma, a desolate wilderness,
a blazing fire, an earthly furnace,
venue of day darkness.
Don’t shut your eyes blind!
Speak the truth loudly!
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.
H.E. Mr Antonio Guterres
United Nations Secretary-General
United Nations Headquarters
New York City/Geneva
September 2022
Kakuma, Kenya
RE: Support to facilitate durable solutions for refugees in Kenya
Your Excellency,
Please accept our warm congratulations on your second appointment and our best wishes for your success as continue to take on the responsibilities and challenges of your high office for the next five years.
By Tolossa Asrat – KANERE Volunteer Writer, September 2021
COMMUNITY TALKING POINTS: Will the camp closure possibly affect you and your family?
No: To be honest, I think I am not the one affected. I feel it is the time to go. There is no benefit of staying at Kakuma Refugee Camp.
– Baluu Wol from South Sudan, Journalist
Yes: I think this is not the right time to send us back where we fled from.
– Solomon Hailu, from Ethiopia, Incentive staff
By Noel Bol – KANERE Volunteer Poet, September 2021
This Empty Space!
Silence!
Empty space and still,
Silence!
Opinion, By ©Tajush2021 – A South Sudanese refugee |Liberalmind210@gmail.com
THE FOLLOWING OPINION DOESN’T REFLECT THE VIEWS OF KANERE
There was a time not too long ago when South Sudan was a beacon of hope for both Africa and the world at large. Exactly ten years ago today, in 2011, South Sudan attained a well fought for independence from the imperial Arab regime of Omar al Bashir through a landslide cessation referendum.
By Tolossa Asrat, KANERE Volunteer Writer, June 2021
This article is produced by KANERE and Commissioned by KECOMNET for 2021 World Press Freedom Day with the theme of “Information as a Public Good”. Located 408 miles northwest from the capital, Nairobi, Turkana County is the second largest of 47 counties in Kenya, covering an area of 1.5976km2 and accounting for 13.5% of the total land area in the republic.
By Noel Arow Bol – Kakuma resident
I am tuned in, Radio and TVs
News of death after death, death
Italy, Spain, world grieves in tears
Lives claimed by corona, no proper burial
Grief after grief, grief
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 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.