‘Home’ At Last!: Refugees
More than 38 thousands refugees from the neighboring South Sudan are now assured of their shelter thanks to the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) intervention. The Council in partnership with her development partners has in the last 6 months constructed over 10 thousands shelters to house the refugees living in the Kakuma Refugee Camp. Out of the 10 thousands shelters constructed, 1400 are durable.
Speaking when he visited today when he visited the camp, NCCK Programme Officer for Emergency Response and Refugee Services Amani Bawata underscored the importance of the intervention. “Durable shelters are made of mud bricks.The refugees construct the mud walls and NCCK does the roofing. So far, NCCK has roofed 1,316 shelters. Temporary Shelters are given to new arrivals as they await for the durable shelters”, said Amani.
He pointed out that before the exercise begun most of the refugees were living in a deplorable condition. “ I witnessed the poor conditions that the new arrivals were living in, with multiple families congested at the reception center sharing tents to shelter from harsh climate”, he said. He at the same time implored well wishers to join hands in assisting the refugees so as to alleviate a possible humanitarian crisis at the camp.
So far Kakuma Refugee Camp is home to more than 170 thousands refugees among them South Sudan nationals who have been fleeing their Country since December last year due to political turmoil.
