UN refugee agency signs MoU with Turkana County government to support integration of aliens into local community
Head of the UNHCR Sub-Office in Kakuma, Nanduri Sateesh, noted that the next phase of KISEDP, scheduled to commence in 2028, will align with the Shirika Plan, which seeks to create sustainable economic opportunities within Kakuma Municipality.
International human rights agencies on red alert as violence on refugees in Ugandan capital, Kampala, becomes commonplace
A statement by human rights defenders, Umutoni, which is affiliated to Pugna Malum International, says one of the victims Umulambe Kasim, “a Congolese refugee reportedly suffering from mental health distress, was violently assaulted and repeatedly stabbed by members of the local community in Bakuri Slum.”
Regional governments in north-western Kenya pitch for wider private sector role in refugee assimilation into local economies
KKCF Senior Operations Officer Luba Shara said the fund has invested $12 million, matched by private businesses and supported enterprise development in the refugee and host communities.
Refugees created avenues for Uganda top brass to steal donor funds, now the exiles face extreme resentment
The refugees have had access to public services, jobs, opportunities almost more readily than the indigenous people. I don’t know how much money the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government has been spending on each Ugandan to survive. However, for refugees, the government says it has been spending $16 on each one of them every month.
UN accused of abetting forced transfers of refugees from M23-held areas in Congo to Rwanda
UNHCR’s role in the deportations has raised major concerns, as the agency’s mandate allows it to repatriate refugees only when they fully consent to return to their countries of origin. At the transit centre in Goma, UNHCR staff sought to determine nationalities, but people were not informed that they had a choice about leaving, according to the five affected people.
Canada pushes for integration of refugees in Kakuma Camp into local economy
Canadian High Commissioner Joshua Tabah commended Kenya for fostering peaceful coexistence between refugees and host communities. He reaffirmed Canada’s readiness to support ongoing efforts aimed at promoting inclusion.
Shirika plan: Kenya’s refugee integration programme in limbo as aid agencies cut back funding
Kakuma is semi-desert – harsh, blinding, unforgiving. Life for a refugee business person here is stitched together from fragments: a little aid relief, a modest turnover and, if you’re lucky, an occasional offer of credit from an NGO lending service.
UN refugee food rations cut is a serious environmental and terrorism threat in north-eastern Kenya, warns MP
Speaking during the unveiling of the Fafi Madrassa Waqf’s purchased land in Garissa Town, the MP urged both the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the WFP to revoke the rationing guidelines and instead call for a stakeholder meeting with the government and the local leaders, so as to find a favourable solution.
