“We welcome the announcement to reconsider the closure of camps and we hope repatriation remains voluntary for all Somali refugees,”
– A Somali community leader told KANERE/ “Closure of Refugee Camps”
“They were diagnosed with second degree burns which were generalised over the body in addition to inhalation burns,”
– Reads a doctor’s statement found by KANERE at Nairobi National Hospital/ “Mother and son died in arson attack”
“If my personal information and location are identified, then my life will be in danger,”
– A refugee who refused to expose his nationality said at the verification’s field post one in the camp/ “Refugee Verification Exercise”
“She told me that I don’t have any legal right to discuss this case of the accident with their office, that as a South Sudanese, that I don’t have any right,”
– Emmanuel Adah, Beatrice’s father said he had been intimidated by the Film Aid Official in an interview with KANERE/ “NGO vehicle knocked down a refugee child”
“Each day we do a daily show at different places all over Kakuma and we will deliver laughs and we love to see people laugh,”
– Gabi Winter, an actress told the KANERE reporter at camp 3/ “Resilience in Laughter”
“This is quite unique and we feel concerned about the security issues for the refugees,”
– Somali refugee leaders told KANERE at field post two/ “Refugee Verification Exercise”
“I heard some commotion, I ran out of my house only to find my daughter lying by the road side with blood oozing from her head,”
– Dola Beatrice’s mother told KANERE in an interview/ “NGO vehicle knocked down a refugee child”
“I feel happy to attend the shows and it boosts the amount of sleep, it feels happy in my mind,”
– Shukria, a young Somali woman remarked/ “Resilience in Laughter”
“I arrived in Ifo camp in Dadaab in 1994, since then I never moved out of here. I can’t return because it’s not safe now,”
– Abdallah Hajji told KANERE/ “Closure of Refugee Camps”
“The amazing thing with the physical comedy is that you can reach people across language barriers. I still have images of laughing audience flashing across my eyes when I go to sleep,”
– Henrik Bothe told KANERE in an interview/ “Resilience in Laughter”