World Food Program WFP has postponed the Proof of Life and help-desk activity scheduled todayTuesday, April 23rd to Friday, April 26th, due to the demonstrations held, Monday, April 22nd, which resulted in theft and vandalism at the WFP verification site.
On Monday, April 22nd, Refugees in the Kalobeyei settlement held demonstration as a response to a disagreement between the community leaders and the UNHCR and its partner, the World Food Program (WFP), regarding an impending reduction in food rations.
Last Wednesday, April 17th, the UNHCR and WFP conducted a meeting with the refugee community leaders to inform them about the potential funding shortage and the decision to decrease the food ratio. However, the community leaders were unsatisfied and walked out of the meeting in protest, considering it to be an unfortunate decision made by the organizations.
According to a document obtained by REF FM KK, the reduction in food rations is scheduled to take effect in May, decreasing the current ratio from 50% to 40%. This change is expected to affect the mobile money wired through restricted M-pesa numbers known as Bamba Chakula and Bamba Chapaa.
Burundi drummers performing during the second day of film screening in Nairobi.
The final day of screening and awarding of filmmakers will be done tomorrow, the 7th of September 2023.
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Monday, March 13, 2023:
Learning activities in Kakuma secondary schools remain suspended, as teachers demands for salary increment and other favorable working conditions.
JRS which is the secondary school education implementing agency, UNHCR and community leaders plan for a meeting with all secondary school incentive teachers this week for more discussion.
Students stormed out of schools in a peaceful demonstration this morning demanding Jesuit Refugee Service JRS, the NGO incharge of secondary education in Kakuma Camp schools to quickly solve the Refugee teachers issue and ensure they resume learning.
Refugee secondary school teachers have boycotted their duties for the second week, demanding salary increment hence affecting the learning.
Among the schools that demonstrate include; Kakuma Refugee Secondary School, Greenlight Secondary School and Blue State Secondary School.
Today, JRS said the office will readvertise the positions to have other willing refugees take up the roles.
According to JRS the refugee teachers are demanding a payment between Ksh15,000 to 24,000 refusing the harmonized rate of Ksh 8,000 to 10,950
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Athletic Kenya Turkana West Official Marking the road for the Kakuma and Kalobeiyei Marathon happening tomorrow morning organised by REF FM KK Radio , Atana Yece Radio and Bibilia Husema
Starting time will be from 6am
Our resenter Buoth Manyang interviewed Kakuma Refugee camp's most brightest pupils of the year 2022.
• KCPE's leading male and overall leading pupil with 408 marks out of 500 was interviewed at 1 pm (13:00)
• The leading female with 402 marks out of 500 marks was interviewed at 2 pm (14:00)
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Top females' candidate in Kakuma Camp Adol Geu Apech dream of becoming a medical doctor after her studies.
Entertainment groups on the stage in Kakuma Town's Baraza Park at the Jamhuri Day Celebrations