Turkana County

Best travel reports from Turkana County

See you later Kakuma!

Hello - back from Germany! Twilight on the A1 in Kakuma It has been quite quiet here in the last few weeks. This is partly because time has flown by and I have hardly had a...

Training against drought at the border of Uganda

"Franziska, turn off your torch, if they see you, they'll shoot you!" (for my grandparents: Franziska, turn off the flashlight. Otherwise, they'll shoot you if they see you!)...

Back to the northern hemisphere - Kakuma

On Wednesday, I set off for Kakuma. It is located in northern Kenya, in Turkana County, and is approximately 800km away from Nairobi. Insha'Allah, I will be staying here for the...

Solastalgia

Solastalgia. Maybe some of you know that word. A few years ago, I came across the term when I wrote a research paper about childlessness/birth strikes among activists in the...

Fountains, trees and Bodabodas

Habari! Friends on the road in Kakuma With colleagues from LOKADO and someone from Welthungerhilfe, I visited two places on the border with Uganda to understand the situation...

Food Distribution

In the first week of the month, food rations distribution takes place in the refugee camp. The camp is divided into a total of 4 camps, Kakuma 1-4, and there are 3 food...

Flooded lake surrounded by drought

Last Thursday, October 20th, was Heroes Day (Mashujaa Day in Kiswahili). It is a national holiday to honor all the heroes who helped Kenya gain independence in 1963. Today,...