REFUGEE CAMP

Category: Refugee camps in Kenya
The following list
  • DADAAB REFUGEE CAMPS
Dadaab is a semi-arid town in the North Eastern Province in Kenya. As of 2011, it hosts what is often described as the largest refugee camp in the world, Dadaab is the Somali word for "Rocks or Solid thing or dry area", epitomizing the seclusion of the area

Dadaab hosts people that have fled various conflicts in the larger Eastern Africa region. Most have come as a consequence of the War in OGADEN (alias Somali ethnic) and southern Somalia. The camps are Hagardhere, IFO and Dhagahley.

  • KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP
Kakuma town is located in Turkana District, in the northwestern region of Kenya. Kakuma is the Swahili word for "nowhere", epitomizing the seclusion of the area.

The town has hosted the Kakuma Refugee Camp since 1992. This camp serves over 70,000 refugees who fled wars in neighboring countries. A majority are from southern Sudan, some from Somalia and the last major group from Ethiopia including Somali Ogaden Refugee. Other groups include Burundians, Congolese, Eritreans and Ugandans

Ogaden refugee lives all both Camps and urban refugee but security issues of living Kenya refugee camps deteriorated by Ethiopia Security Agency collaborating with Ethiopian Embassy in Nairobi Kenya.
it estimated about 35000 registered Ogaden and registered somali as ethnics