PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND CHALLENGES TO INTERNAL SECURITY IN KENYA
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Abstract
The refugee situation in Kenya has experienced important changes in the last 20 years. Faced with the refugee crisis of the early 1990s, there was a major shift away from a previous government-led, open, and laisse-faire approach to refugees. The government’s emerging strategy was clear; to offer temporary protection, delegate dealing with refugees to UNHCR and to contain them in remote areas of the country. Kenya is a signatory to 1951 UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, its 1967 Protocol and also 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention governing specific aspects of Refugee problems in Africa. There was no national legislation for refugees until 2006 but Kenya has over the years registered hundreds of thousands of Somalis, offering temporary protection. This dissertation explores the current situation of refugees in Kenya and its effect on internal security as well possible remedies to the challenges faced.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE:
BACKGROUND OF LONG-TERM REFUGEES IN KENYA
1.0 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………1
1.1 Background
on long-term refugees in Kenya……………………………………………….1
1.2 Statement
of the problem……………………………………………………….…………...3
1.3 Research
question……………………………………………………….…………………..5
1.4 Research objectives…………………………………………………….......………………..6
1.5 Significance
of study………………………………………………………………………...6
1.6 Scope
of study……………………………………………………………………………….7
1.7 Justification
for the study……………………………………………………………………7
1.8 Research
methodology………………………………………………………………………7
1.8.1 Method of data
collection………………………………………………….………….…….7
1.8.2 Sources and
instruments to be used………………………………………………..………..8
1.8.3 Collection and
analysis of data…………………………………………………….………..8
1.8.4 Work plan………………………………………………………………………..…………..8
1.9 Literature
review……………………………………………………………….……………9
CHAPTER 2:
OBLIGATION OF KENYA TOWARDS REFUGEES
2.0 Introduction………………………………………………………………………...………15
2.1 Admission
and treatment of refugees after entry…………………………………….…….15
2.2 Non-Refoulement principle………………………………………………………….……..17
2.3 Protection
of refugees……………………………………………………………...………20
CHAPTER 3: CHALLENGES
FACING KENYA AS A HOST COUNTRY
3.0 Introduction………………………………………………………………………..………26
3.1 Policy
implementation…………………………………………………………..…………26
3.2 Long-term
displacement of refugees…………………………………………...………….32
3.2.1 Poor
Infrastructure…………………………………………………………………………33
3.2.2 Resource scarcity
and competition………………………………………………..……….35
3.2.3 Depletion of
natural resources……………………………………………………..………37
CHAPTER 4:
ACTIVITIES OF REFUGEES AND THEIR IMPACT ON NATIONAL
SECURITY
4.0 Introduction………………………………………………...................................................40
4.1 Human
trafficking………………………………………………………………………….40
4.2 Militarization
of camps…………………………………………………………….………43
4.3 Smuggling
of firearms……………………………………………………………….…….47
4.4 Internal
inter-ethnic conflicts and clashes with the local communities…………………....50
CHAPTER 5: SUMMARY,
OBSERVATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND
CONCLUSIONS
5.0 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………..55
5.1 Summary……………………………………………………………………………..…….55
5.2 Observations………………………………………………………………………….……57
5.3 Recommendations…………………………………………………………………………60
5.4 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………......……..62
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………...……….......64
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Gloria, O (2018). PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND CHALLENGES TO INTERNAL SECURITY IN KENYA. Afribary.com: Retrieved February 29, 2020, from https://afribary.com/works/protection-of-refugees-and-challenges-to-internal-security-in-kenya
Olembo, Gloria. "PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND CHALLENGES TO INTERNAL SECURITY IN KENYA" Afribary.com. Afribary.com, 01 Nov. 2018, https://afribary.com/works/protection-of-refugees-and-challenges-to-internal-security-in-kenya . Accessed 29 Feb. 2020.
Olembo, Gloria. "PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND CHALLENGES TO INTERNAL SECURITY IN KENYA". Afribary.com, Afribary.com, 01 Nov. 2018. Web. 29 Feb. 2020. < https://afribary.com/works/protection-of-refugees-and-challenges-to-internal-security-in-kenya >.
Olembo, Gloria. "PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND CHALLENGES TO INTERNAL SECURITY IN KENYA" Afribary.com (2018). Accessed February 29, 2020. https://afribary.com/works/protection-of-refugees-and-challenges-to-internal-security-in-kenya