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Kenya: Govt Back in Court Over Somali Refugee Roundup
AlertNet, 16 July 2014
Rights groups are helping Somali refugees to appeal a high court ruling that allowed Kenya to send 100,000 refugees living in urban areas to overcrowded camps, while 29 police… Read more »
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Somalia: Somali Refugees in Kasarani Decry Lack Attention From Nairobi Embassy
Radio Dalsan, 7 July 2014
The families of Somali refugees still detained at Kasarani concentration camp in the capital Nairobi have complained about lack of contact from the Somali embassy in the country. Read more »
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Somalia: UN Is Worried About Hundreds of Somalis Still Detained in Nairobi
Shabelle, 5 July 2014
On 31st March, Kenya Police arrested thousands of Somalis through swoops in Nairobi especially the Somali pre-dominantly inhabited estate of Eastleigh. Read more »
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Kenya: Kimaiyo Denies Kasarani Detainees
The Star, 4 July 2014
INSPECTOR General of Police David Kimaiyo has denied that hundreds of suspected illegal immigrants are still being detained at Safaricom Kasarani. Read more »
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Kenya: Hundreds of Somalis Still Held At Kasarani
The Star, 3 July 2014
HUNDREDS of suspected illegal Somali immigrants rounded up in a security swoop after a series of terror attacks in the city are still languishing at the Safaricom Kasarani Stadium,… Read more »
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Kenya: Refugees Lose Bid to Stay in Urban Areas
The Star, 2 July 2014
MORE than 500 foreigners have lost a bid to stop the government from relocating them to refugee camps. Read more »
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Kenya: Lenku's Order for Refugees to Return to Camps Lawful - Court
The Star, 1 July 2014
A Nairobi court has dismissed a petition challenging a directive by Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Ole Lenku ordering all refugees living in urban centres to return to… Read more »
Somali Refugees Appeal Kenyan Court Ruling
Amnesty International together with other rights groups have moved to court to appeal a ruling by the High Court that saw 100,000 Somali refugees moved from urban areas to overcrowded camps.
InFocus
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According to a report by the Police Oversight Authority, Operation Usalama Watch has been marred by bribery after police were accused of conducting raids on houses, threatening ... Read more »
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Young children are being left behind in Kenya while their parents are deported or sent to camps, rights groups said, as police have rounded up thousands of immigrants in an ... Read more »
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According to the government, thousands have been arrested in the ongoing crackdown on terrorism, and they are awaiting their documents to be scrutinised for authenticity. Read more »
