KENYA: Bishop Urges Refugees to stop Conflicts in Camps
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| Bishop Virgilio Pante |
Refugees
living in camps in northern Kenya have been urged to live harmoniously and
avoid conflicts and clashes which have led to several deaths in the past few
weeks.
living in camps in northern Kenya have been urged to live harmoniously and
avoid conflicts and clashes which have led to several deaths in the past few
weeks.
Speaking
during the World Refugee Day at the Kakuma Refugee camp in Lodwar diocese
Northern Kenya on Sunday January 18, 2015, Bishop Virgilio Pante, the chairman
of the KCCB Commission for Refugees, Sea farers and Migrants lamented the lack
of the reconciliation initiatives within the camps led conflicts among refugees
to spill over from their countries into the UNHCR run camps in Kenya.
during the World Refugee Day at the Kakuma Refugee camp in Lodwar diocese
Northern Kenya on Sunday January 18, 2015, Bishop Virgilio Pante, the chairman
of the KCCB Commission for Refugees, Sea farers and Migrants lamented the lack
of the reconciliation initiatives within the camps led conflicts among refugees
to spill over from their countries into the UNHCR run camps in Kenya.
“We should
continue peace building and encouraging the communities to live in harmony even
after they have left their countries. When we have refugees from both sides of
a conflict within one camp, more effort is needed,” he added.
continue peace building and encouraging the communities to live in harmony even
after they have left their countries. When we have refugees from both sides of
a conflict within one camp, more effort is needed,” he added.
In the most
recent case, 6 people were killed and several houses torched when two factions
from Southern Sudan clashed within the camp in Kenya last December. The conflicts had sucked in refugees from
Rwanda, Burundi the DRC and Ethiopia when Kenyan security agencies managed to
put it off.
recent case, 6 people were killed and several houses torched when two factions
from Southern Sudan clashed within the camp in Kenya last December. The conflicts had sucked in refugees from
Rwanda, Burundi the DRC and Ethiopia when Kenyan security agencies managed to
put it off.
In his
message for the day, Pope Francis called
for joint action by all countries to ensure that more efforts are put at the
conflicts sites which are a source of refugees and at the camps where the displaced finally end.
message for the day, Pope Francis called
for joint action by all countries to ensure that more efforts are put at the
conflicts sites which are a source of refugees and at the camps where the displaced finally end.
‘Solidarity
with migrants and refugees must be accompanied by the courage and creativity
necessary to develop at worldwide level, a more just and equitable financial
and economic order,” he writes in his message released at the Vatican.
with migrants and refugees must be accompanied by the courage and creativity
necessary to develop at worldwide level, a more just and equitable financial
and economic order,” he writes in his message released at the Vatican.
In Kenya,
the Catholic Church’s commission for Refugees , sea farers and migrants plans to launch a nationwide
programme to take care of the many displaced people from neighboring countries
who end up in Kenya as refugees.
the Catholic Church’s commission for Refugees , sea farers and migrants plans to launch a nationwide
programme to take care of the many displaced people from neighboring countries
who end up in Kenya as refugees.
“There are
also many itinerants, being long distance drivers and Sea farers who need
pastoral and social guidance, said Mrs. Margaret Masibo the National Executive
Secretary for the commission at the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops.
also many itinerants, being long distance drivers and Sea farers who need
pastoral and social guidance, said Mrs. Margaret Masibo the National Executive
Secretary for the commission at the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops.
By David Omwoyo, Director
Waumini Communications Ltd. KCCB
Waumini Communications Ltd. KCCB
