“The police are supposed to solve land conflicts and refer the case for resolution. However, if the police see money in the conflict, they take bribes from both parties. The winner is often the one who paid more,”
– says a refugee with experience in shelter disputes/ “Kenya’s black market in “refugee real estate”
“I counted ten bullets holes in his body, two on the neck,” a close relative of Saladhin told KANERE,”
– a close relative of Saladhin told KANERE/ “Political refugee killed by Kakuma police”
“I am in fear for my life, and I am not sure what to do with my business,”
– Farhan told the KANERE journalist at his shop in November/ “Refugee business entrepreneur facing life threats”
“I was trying to resist and I got one of them down but when the other hit my head with a sharp machete, I fell down,”
– Ali told KANERE/ “Refugee man shot and wounded”
“I heard him crying and asking for mercy for more than ten minutes, then gun rumbles followed,”
– an anonymous witness told KANERE/ “Political refugee killed by Kakuma police”
“As a single mother, i needed more than the food supplied by the UN. So, i came up with this plan of baking and selling biscuits,”
– explains Axlam, a Somali woman living in Kakuma/ “Kenya’s black market in “refugee real estate”
“Land allocation is a big factor but we’re determined to see peaceful co-existence between the refugees and local community,”
– claimed Governor Nanok speaking at a previous World Refugee Day event/ “Refugee business entrepreneur facing life threats”
“We gathered at the scene of murder, we were shocked and nobody can question the police action,”
– a Sudanese local elder addressed the mourning crowd/ “Political refugee killed by Kakuma police”
“I was beaten in the market by local women (Turkanas) for a reason not known to me,”
– Felicia, a business woman in Kalobeyei told KANERE/ “Refugee business entrepreneur facing life threats”
“I was on the ground, then the trio move backwards and one of them fired the gun at me. That was all I could remember,”
– Ali told KANERE in an interview/ “Refugee man shot and wounded”