NCCK, Partners Avert Crisis At Kakuma Refugees Camp
NCCK, Partners Avert Crisis At Kakuma Refugees Camp
The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) and her development partners have moved to avert a humanitarian crisis at the Kakuma Refugee Camp following the political crisis in the neighbouring South Sudan.
The crisis that begun last month has seen hundreds of South Sudan nationals cross over to the camp daily, thus overstretching the available resources. At least 500 tents have been erected at the camp over the last few days, courtesy of the Council, which is mandated by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) for provision of shelter and camp planning at Kakuma.
Speaking at the camp, NCCK’s Camp Planning Officer Daniel Njoroge said that the tents are expected to accommodate up to 4,600 refugees. “The tents we have put up so far will cater for the new arrivals. We are determined to erect 100 more daily until the situation in the neighbouring country improves”, said Njoroge.
He revealed that due to the continued influx of refugees, the government had recently secured a camp extension area of about 4.6 sq km expected to accommodate up to 35,000 refugees. Consequently the Council has already demarcated 330 plots at the new site.
For over 12 years now, NCCK through its partners has been instrumental in the mitigation of humanitarian crisis at the Kakuma and Daadab refugee camps through various programs such as the Urban Refugees Assistance Programme (URAP).
