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Dry Nozzles and the Plight of Women: Refugee Leaders Fear Water Crisis Will Provoke Communal Conflict

By Tolossa Asrat – KANERE Volunteer Writer, September 2021

The weather in Kakuma Refugee Camp is generally characterized by humid and high temperatures (over 35 degrees Celsius /95 Fahrenheit). January, February, and March are the hottest months, with temperatures reaching 38 degrees Celsius/100.4 Fahrenheit.

Water taps are dry, as residents are asking agencies to intervene. Photography / KANERE Sep, 2021
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CS Launches Development Response to Displacement Impact Projects in Kakuma

By KANERE News Desk

Devolution and ASALs Cabinet Secretary (CS) Eugene Wamalwa on Tuesday, 15th June visited Kakuma Sub-county hospital in Turkana West sub-County to launch a number of projects involving the Government of Kenya. 

CS Wamalwa Launching Lokipoto Water Supply, Turkana West: Photograph by courtesy

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Water Shortage in the new settlement in the middle of the pandemic

By Akuna Denza – KANERE Staff Writer, February 2021

Kalobeyei residents face a shortage of water as women turn to alternative sources to alleviate/mitigate the water concern.

A refugee woman drawing water from a lagga (river) in Kalobeyei village 2/ KANERE Kalobeyei