Why donors are yet to commit to Kenya’s refugee reform plan

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An aerial view of Kakuma 1 Refugee Camp located on the Kenya-Somali border on June 10, 2018. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU | NMG

Kenya’s refugee reform programme is still awaiting donor funding to kick off months after Nairobi detailed the planned shift from encampment to settlement towns.

And donors, The EastAfrican understands, have demanded an elaborate strategy of more direct benefits to refugees as the basis for committing funds that could see Kakuma and Dadaab Refugee camps turned to formal towns whose residents will no longer be restricted in movement.