An Angry opinion piece by Kumsa Keno a Refugee contributor to KANERE from Kakuma, A message on the world Refugee Day.
A contribution opinion piece by John perkin’s (journalist student) asking the question on the efficiency and accountability of the rescuing Agency?
Writing as a non-Kenyan and non-refugee, the author nevertheless offers some thoughts about the process of becoming a refugee in Kenya.
“I am traveling. None should open my store and interfere. Let me be responsible for it .I have committed a crime and only allow the police to open the doors.”
-Y.M., A murderer speaking on the phone to his neighbour fleeing to away after the crime
“We are shocked by the injuries caused by her husband. Waral was also taken to imprisonment for the crimes committed and failing to disclose the solid cause of the chaos.”
Sudanese Equatorial Deputy Chairman speaking on the violence caused by his community member
“I was raped before the eyes of my own children and husband, I don’t even see any meaning of life anymore.”
-H.W. A victim complaining on the recent insecurity situation in the camp
“The results of the survey were not ready yet and we can’t give information until we are granted permission from the Nairobi Office.”
National Programme Officer of mix me in WFP to KANERE reporter during the Mix Me end line survey.
“He was taken to the surgical toile on Wednesday the 19th and discharged 23rd May 28, 2010 from IRC Refugee hospital.”
-M.B. IRC nurse who was taking care of a 14 year old boy in the isolation ward at Refugee main
Hospital on the recent insecurity in the camp
“Refugees are in Kenya since before the independent and we welcome and cater for their security. As we are reassuring the protection and security for the refugees. We have opened police posts and there are patrols so we have peaceful environment.”
A Kenya Government Official makes a speech on the world refugee day at Kakuma
Dear our Respectable readers here and abroad,
We are humbly grateful to Almighty God for He has allowed us to reach this far on this our small planet. KANERE strongly apologies for this many months delayed publications of course for some reasons. Though this issues comes to your attention late we still believe that there are meaningful.
I thank the potential KANERE staff for their work until now despite the scenes we encountered in the course of early this year that got reported or are left out interrupting our normal routines, we have always believe in our strengths as we shall definitely keep on working towards ensuring the continuation of KANERE.
For over five months, life in Kakuma camp was remarked by several insecurity problems. In the late April to May there has been tremendous heavy down pour which caused camps flooded leading to several refugees thatched muddy wall shelters were washed away. A local Turkana boy and three Sudanese refugees died at the aggressive Kawalase seasonal flowing river which is approximately 1km to Lodwar town. In the refugee communities there had occurred few murder cases, several assaults and related serious Domestic violence cases reported.
In the world of the sport, the FIFA world cup taking place on the African soil for the first time, most camps movie halls, Tea and Coffee cafe’s here were over crowded as the football supporters and the fans feel for the game.
Being the great month in the world refugee calendar: thousands of the Kakuma refugees, International and national NGO Refugee Agencies with the concerned Kenya Government Departments taking a lead emerged at the Napata grounds to celebrate the world refugee day 2010.
The wider audiences out there keep your comments, thoughts and experiences alive. Address all the correspondences to myself at kakuma.news@gmail.com
Resilience,
KANERE Editor
The 2010 world refugee day celebration theme ‘They have taken away my home but they can’t take my future’ not only causes a thousand questions in the refugee minds but it gives room to opposite view of the UNHCR work in Kakuma refugee camp.
The Kakuma New’s Reflector’s (KANERE) daily news situation has grown increasingly tenuous since the beginning of the year. This is a dangerous sign for the refugees who wish to exercise their right to a free press and express their voices through the independent newsletter in Kakuma Refugee Camp. The safety, protection and security of KANERE journalists in the camp is jeopardized.
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Comparisons…
Multistory-Garden (MSG) and Kitchen Gardens a hope to eradicate micronutrients malnutrition in Kakuma refugee camp, shunned down no longer after its inception.
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SOME WHERE
Without expectations
ever imagination
spontaneously comes
ideas that breaks the silence
Stretched, like a thread.
Where they have been?
Where were they existing?
How it flows and originates?
Oh! I get them, once,
Once in a blue moon,
Only for seconds. surrendered me, to exploit
to expand, to philosophies
wisely, to understand human wise
To see, feel, sharing the feelings
Contradictory world.
i guess human is wise
his wise ness which brought total mess.
His deaf and dampness
makes one dear then other fosterness.
The philosophy intellectual
survival of the fitness
eat the weak,
rise as strong as lion,
terrorize and bark.
so as human being,
longing,
the old – early world
No body knows
where the idea comes,
experience, knowledge, intuitions
some time, some way
it comes to observe
some enjoy, others suffers….
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IN THE MEMORY OF LOY NAKIYEMBA
By Jumbwike Sam
Seven and ten years have gone
Since young Loy
laid her intelligent brain down in death.