The residents of Kakuma have been worried about the Covid-19 pandemic, which has affected many countries but has yet to reach the camp. On 13th March 2020, Kenya announced its first case of Corona Virus, and fear rose in the camp when it was reported in The Daily Nation on March 20th that four...
To prevent the spread of Covid-19, the Government of Kenya called for the closure on March 22nd of social venues such as sporting grounds, bars and hotels, with the exception of takeaway (carry-out) services. Movement in and out of the country is restricted, and a curfew from 7 pm to 5 am was put...
Students at Kakuma Refugee Secondary School are responding to the Covid-10 pandemic by manufacturing detergent soaps for sale to the community. Rebecca is adding Sodium Hydroxide to the mixture to lower the PH of the mixture: Photo/KANERE Rebecca William Deng, a South Sudanese refugee who resides...
Meet Samson, a 22-year-old Congolese designer who came to Kakuma Camp in 2015 and is now helping to fight the Coronavirus by making free face masks for both refugees and locals. “My name is Samson Alex Muhindi, and I am a fashion designer. I started in this line of work immediately...
A journalist in Rongo Town, Migori County was last Thursday night attacked by unknown people while on his way to work. Linus Ombima, a journalist at local radio station Rameny FM was attacked at around 8pm as he was heading to the station where he hosts a night program. The attack on Mr. Ombima...
The Kenya Community Media Network (KCOMNET) with the support of the Civil Peace Service of GIZ has set up a fact-checking and awareness-raising desk during this time of coronavirus pandemic. The sole purpose of this desk is to combat incidences of misinformation and fake news circulating on...
Already more than 10 Million readers, spectators and first of all listeners have met Kadogo, her grandmother, Mwalimu Patricia and Mzee Lodyang. They are the heroes of a little SIF/Kituo Cha Sheria comic book “Real Talk – This can happen to anyone of us” that was published in 2017 and adapted to...