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| Protection: The Refugee Consortium of Kenya supplies legal assistance to asylum-seekers, and to refugees contending with legal issues over their status. Working with the courts system and the police we make life easier.Read More |
Capacity: The Refugee Consortium of Kenya works with various arms of the Kenyan government to formulate policy that will streamline dealings with persons seeking asylum in Kenya in accordance with international law. Read More |
Information: RCK looks to ameliorate refugee life in Kenya, to give refugees advice and counselling during the period of the determination of their status, and after that to find means of supporting themselves. Read More |
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As we drive through Kambioos Refugee Camp in the scorching midday sun, I can’t help but wonder what may be going through the minds of the occupants of the tents which are neatly arranged and clearly partitioned albeit small spaces. This is where approximately 13,000 forced migrants have been calling home for about eight months now. Kambioos is one of the five refugee camps within the greater Dadaab Refugee Camp. Children are playing oblivious to their surroundings and women go about their household business. As we drive on, a truck carrying huge water tanks passes us and drives away. This truck supplies water throughout the camp.
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The birth of a new nation is a rare event – and not an event I was willing to miss this year, given my geographical proximity; Juba was just a (relatively) short 15-hour overnight bus ride away from a conference on forced migration I had attended in Kampala earlier in the week. Bus ticket and passport in hand, I managed to secure a visa at the border, managed to meet up with a few other intrepid travellers and managed to find reasonable local accommodation in a city where hotels were fully booked up with visiting dignitaries.
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The IASFM conference held in Kampala, Uganda from July 3-6 brought together a wide range of academics and practitioners working to mitigate issues that arise from forced migration and displacement – ranging from the legal, structural and political.
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While the history of refugees in Kenya informs my work at RCK, I am increasingly interested in the intended meaning of a durable solution. What does a durable solution inherently mean or even include? While the 2003 UN Frameworks on Durable Solutions outlines three possible solutions (third country resettlement, voluntary repatriation and local integration), are these really the only options for refugees? Why only three?
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