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The Murder Case

An Ethiopian Turkana lady was found dead locked in the food stored the whole night until the following day.

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News Updates Peace and Security

KANERE Editor Assaulted and His House Destroyed

An accidental house fire sparked an assault on KANERE’s editor, who demands justice. The editor believes that the attackers could be motivated by his involvement in the refugee free  press and that they had ill motives prior to his assault on 10th November 2009.

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Insecurity on the Rise in Kakuma

UNHCR offers relocation to Dadaab Camp as “protection” against armed attacks on refugees living in Kakuma. In separate incidents, a string of recent attacks has threatened refugees living in the Congolese, Multinational, Burundian, and Zone One communities.

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Man Assaulted by Unknown Attackers

Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009

Refugee man attacked by unknown males, robbed of cell phone, and left with injuries to the skull, then reschedules his JVA appointment for the following day.

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Girl Defiled by Man Who Claims Right to Resettlement

Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009

The 22-year old man who defiled and impregnated a 15-year old girl claims that he has a right to resettlement with her family as in-law.

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Refugee Man Attacked by Locals

Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009

A young Sudanese man named Jacob was attacked by two locals on 6th February 2009 in the early afternoon while walking home to Zone One from Zone Three where he was visiting relatives.

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Peace and Security

Filial Murder Shocks Community

Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009

A man killed his wife on the morning of 19th March, shocking the entire community and leaving two children motherless.

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Peace and Security

Refugees Strike Back at Armed Attackers

Volume 1, Issue 3 / February 2009

Refugee community guard named a hero after fending off armed attackers with bow and arrow, highlighting the need for community-based security systems

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Peace and Security

Peace and Security Improves Over Past Two Months

"Are you really in peace? Look well!"
"At last I'm in peace and will sleep well." Writing on the wall: "Are you really in peace? Look well!"

 Volume 1, Issue 2 / January 2009

 

Our beautiful world contains a lot of good things but lacks peace. It is no surprise for refugees in Kakuma Camp to experience peace for a short time and then watch it disappear. So it is significant news that Kakuma Refugee Camp experienced nearly constant peace during the last two months.

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Peace and Security Remains a Challenge

Elizabeth nurses her child after suffering a bullet wound in July.
Elizabeth nurses her child after suffering a bullet wound in July.

Volume 1, Issue 1 / December 2008

Kakuma Refugee Camp hosts thousands of refugees from various nationalities who fled their home countries because of violence, war, or insecurity. Refugees came to seek refuge in Kenya in search for peace and security, to find a place free from threats and violence. Kakuma Refugee Camp has proven to offer some level of peace and security, but it is not satisfactory.