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Nanyuki

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Kenyan refugees in Nanyuki. The government's deadline to clear these camps has passed with no incident. Kenyans are refusing to leave the camps as the vast majority have nowhere else to go. Nanyuki, Kenya. 10/11/09 They vote hoping for a better future, but many Kenyans, are on the verge of despair waiting under tattered tents which they call their homes. They were displaced from their homes after chaos erupted following the disputed presidential election on Dec 2007. Many had stable lives, good houses and property, but they were reduced to 'Internally displaced people' in their country now for two years. They ran for their lives, and formed camps away from their homes where they have been living with those who remained after the violence which saw hundreds loose their lives. The Kenyan government gave an ultimatum to the displaced families to clear from the camps a month ago and move to lands which the government bought. The process is on going to date. To many, it is a start of another difficult live. Just land. A spot check on one of the lands where over 300 families settled in Laikipia East, Rift Valley provice, hunger, diseases and pity characterise the place. The families had to walk over 200 kilometers from Limuru, where they had pitched their tents. A 15 year old boy moving his rabbits into a new ramshackle cage could not hide his feelings as he burst into tears 'my five rabbits died on the way here, life is so unfair.' 'Life will never be the same again.' shouts a woman as she hangs clothes on a sisal line outside her tent.

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Hard start for internally displaced in Kenya

Kenyan refugees in Nanyuki refugee camp. The government's deadline to clear these camps has passed with no incident. Kenyans are refusing to...

by JOE MWANGI in Kenya on 10/11/2009

The drought in Kenya is becoming a catastrophe as rivers dry up especially in the highland region. Areas of Nyeri, Isiolo, Nanyuki in the Central and Eastern provinces of Kenya are suffering from dried up river beds. Kenya. 25/07/2009. The drought in Kenya is now dictating a catastrophe as rivers dry up especially in the highland region. Areas of Nyeri, Isiolo, Nanyuki in the Central and Eastern provinces of Kenya are characterized by dry river beds and hundreds of women carrying water containers on their backs in search of water. For instance, River Sagana which is the main tributary to Tana river, Kenya's longest river, is no longer flowing. Other streams dried three months ago making the local residents who depend on them, problems. Pastoralists are the worst hit. Thousands of head of cattle have died due to lack of water and pasture. In Mt Kenya forest, hundreds of herders have flocked to save their animals. But the cold mountainous weather has complicated the situation as more animals die of pneumonia due to cold. A human wildlife conflict is looming as the poor herders invade elephant corridors in the forest. The herders who are mainly Maasais and Kalenjins from Rumuruti and Doldol areas of Rift Valley are forced to stay near a fire all the time to warm themselves. Already, over 2000 animals have died in the forest.

Environment

Drought worsens in Kenya

The drought in Kenya is becoming a catastrophe as rivers dry up especially in the highland region. Areas of Nyeri, Isiolo, Nanyuki in the Central and...

by JOE MWANGI in Kenya on 24/07/2009

10/11/2009 - Hard start for internally displaced in Kenya - Kenya - Kenyan refugees in Nanyuki refugee camp...

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Hard start for internally displaced in Kenya

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Hard start for internally displaced in Kenya

Kenyan refugees in Nanyuki refugee camp. The government's deadline to clear these camps has passed with no incident. Kenyans are refusing to leave the camps as the vast majority ha...
by JOE MWANGI, on 10th of November 2009
Drought worsens in Kenya

Environment

Drought worsens in Kenya

The drought in Kenya is becoming a catastrophe as rivers dry up especially in the highland region. Areas of Nyeri, Isiolo, Nanyuki in the Central and Eastern provinces of Kenya are suff...
by JOE MWANGI, on 24th of July 2009

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