{"id":137451,"date":"2025-03-04T22:43:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T22:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/protests-rock-kakuma-refugee-camp-amid-us-humanitarian-aid-cuts"},"modified":"2025-03-17T02:46:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T02:46:40","slug":"protests-rock-kakuma-refugee-camp-amid-us-humanitarian-aid-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/protests-rock-kakuma-refugee-camp-amid-us-humanitarian-aid-cuts","title":{"rendered":"protests rock Kakuma refugee camp amid US humanitarian aid cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Widespread demonstrations have rocked security in Kakuma refugee camp in north-western Kenya on Monday, with police firing live bullets at the protestors, according to local media.<\/p>\n<p>The protests erupted over food and water shortages in the camp.<\/p>\n<p>According to residents, conditions in the camp have deteriorated significantly, with many struggling to access basic necessities.<\/p>\n<p>The shortages come as humanitarian aid in Kenya has been reduced following funding cuts from the US Agency for International Development, USAID.<\/p>\n<p>The camp, which is one of the largest in the world, is home to around 200 000 refugees and asylum seekers, according to Amnesty International.<\/p>\n<p>The camp mainly houses refugees from neighbouring South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>Mama Kayembe, a Congolese refugee in Kakuma Refugee Camp said: &#8220;Since (Donald) Trump became (US) president, now Kenyans have shifted all the blame on him. Workers are not getting paid and it is blamed on Trump. No medication in hospital &#8211; it&#8217;s Trump, now we have to pay for school fees and it&#8217;s Trump, everything is Trump. We are tired of Trump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The aid cuts have not only led to hunger but have also contributed to rising insecurity within the camp.<\/p>\n<p>Without alternative sources of funding, there are concerns that the situation in the camp could spiral further out of control.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Kenya<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Widespread demonstrations have rocked security in Kakuma refugee camp in north-western Kenya on Monday, with police firing live bullets at the protestors, according to local media. The protests erupted over food and water shortages in the camp. 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