IRIN, Humanitarian News and Analysis 3 February 2012 Politically motivated violence in the northern Kenyan town of Moyale, which has left dozens dead and tens of thousands displaced in recent weeks, shows little sign of abating and there are fears that the clashes could continue until elections are held for new local government positions. The [...]
Published by UKBA, 2 February 2012 This report, and other Country Specific Asylum Policy OGNs, can be found at UKBA website here Contents: Country assessment - Actors of protection - Internal relocation - Country guidance case law Main categories of claims - Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) - The Mungiki - Prison Conditions Discretionary Leave - [...]
Human Rights Watch 9 December 2011 Create Special Judicial Mechanism to Deliver Justice for Victims Four years after the 2007-2008 post-election violence, the Kenyan police and judicial system have failed to adequately investigate and prosecute crimes and to ensure justice for victims, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While the International Criminal [...]
Terrorist Attacks Do Not Justify Heavy Handed Response Human Rights Watch 28 November 2011 The Kenyan police and military should stop using illegal mass-round-ups and beatings as a substitute for proper police investigative work, Human Rights Watch said today. Attacks by suspected al-Shabaab sympathizers on the military and civilians inside Kenya do not justify violating [...]
IRIN, UN News Service, 22 August 2011 The food crisis that is devastating lives and killing children throughout the Horn of Africa is not restricted to the arid lands where media attention and donor dollars are now focused. In informal urban settlements, malnutrition affects thousands of children but remains largely overlooked. Over the past five [...]
IRIN, UN News Service, 1 August 2011 BARINGO, 1 August 2011 (IRIN) August is when Nchoo Ngochila would normally be gearing up for the traditional female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) season in her Ilchamus community in Kenya’s Rift Valley Province. “I would introduce myself and market my skills to the parents, I would convince them to [...]
IRIN, UN News Service, 2 June 2011 At her grandmother’s home in the western Kenyan village of Nyamataro, 14-year-old Ruth* lies on a mat surrounded by visitors, all congratulating her on becoming a woman; the previous week, Ruth was one of 10 girls to undergo female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). “When people see me and I [...]
United Kingdom: Home Office, Operational Guidance Note: Kenya Published 14 April 2011 available at UNHCR RefWorld This document provides UKBA case owners with guidance on the nature and handling of the most common types of claims received from nationals/residents of Kenya, including whether claims are or are not likely to justify the granting of asylum, [...]
IRIN, UN News Service, 1 April 2011 Kenya’s failure to investigate allegations of extrajudicial killings and torture during counter-insurgency operations in the Mt Elgon district has landed the country in the East African Court of Justice (EACJ). The initial substantive hearing of the case, filed in July 2010 by the Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU), an [...]
IRIN, UN news service, 18 February 2011 KISUMU, 18 February 2011 (IRIN) - Orchestrated violence following hotly contested presidential election results in December 2007 led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people. Many are still struggling to rebuild their lives in their new homes, despite a government compensation scheme. IRIN spoke to several [...]