Highlights
As at 02 September 2015, Kakuma had received 46,495 asylum seekers from South Sudan. The total registered camp population was 181,723 as at 31 August.
The transit centre which was temporary closed in mid-July due to insecurity at the border was reopened in the second week of August. This was after the situation was indicated to be normal, following an assessment by UNHCR Protection and Security Units in collaboration with UNDSS and Government officials. LWF staff have resumed activities at the centre and the next convoy to transport asylum seekers to the camp will resume at the end of the week.South Sudanese asylum seekers have continued to come on their own to the camp and as of the reporting period a total of 38 individuals were received.
A team from Clowns without Borders, USA is in Kakuma for three weeks (18 days). The NGO has partnered with UNHCR for the first time in Kenya, to bring the new initiative to the camp and entertain refugee children through live performances and trainings on circus arts and theatre. Clowns without Borders uses the power of laughter to spread joy and happiness around the world, especially in areas where people have endured suffering, trauma and distress as a result of war, conflict and other emergencies. Thousands of children will benefit from the therapy that pure comedy, circus arts and laughter provides.
A team from UN-Refugee Aid - UNHCR's fundraising partner in Germany - and member of an alliance of NGOs dubbed "United for Africa" visited Kakuma from 31 August to 03 September. The group was accompanied by a representative of the BMZ - German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, a German singer, a TV Presenter and journalists from various newspapers including BILD - the newspaper with the widest circulation in Germany. The team was on a familiarization mission and is eager to raise awareness on the refugee situation in Africa, specifically in East and Horn of Africa region.