Kenya: Refugees Have Right to Urban Life, Report Says

1 August 2012

THERE is need to improve policy in the country to ensure recognition of refugees' rights to live in urban areas and access livelihood opportunities, a new report released yesterday has said.

Harassment, restrictive business regimes, prejudices and discriminative immigration rules were hampering efforts by asylum seekers to be self reliant, A Livelihood Status Report on Urban Refugees Living in Nairobi pointed out.

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