"It is better to be a refugee than a Turkana in Kakuma": revisiting the relationship between hosts and refugees in Kenya.(includes abstract in French) From: Refuge | Date: May 1, 2003| Author: Aukot, Ekuru | COPYRIGHT 2003 Centre for Refugee Studies. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Abstract

The article echoes stories and perceptions of the hosts to the refugees in their day-to-day relations in Kakuma refugee camp with little emphasis on academic abstraction of refugee protection contained in international instruments but rather on the realities on the ground. It is argued that good refugee-host relations enhance refugees' enjoyment of their rights under the international conventions and promote local integration. The article discusses areas of conf...