Jackson Okata

Nairobi

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Le Kenya, refuge précaire pour les Ougandais LGBT+

1 week ago | actu.orange.fr | Julie Capelle |Jackson Okata

"J’ai été agressée chez moi et j’ai failli être tuée. Le lendemain matin, j’ai dû partir", confie-t-elle, casquette vissée sur le chef, depuis un refuge caché derrière une haute barrière verte à Nairobi, où elle vit avec une dizaine d'autres personnes queer, surtout ougandaises.
Kenya, Precarious Refuge For LGBTQ Ugandans

1 week ago | barrons.com | Jackson Okata |Julie Capelle

Julie, a transgender woman, fled Uganda after her own family had her house burned down, but her initial hopes of finding refuge in neighbouring Kenya are fading. "My brothers incited villagers to attack me. I was physically assaulted several times," said the 32-year-old. AFP is only using her first name to protect her. One night in April 2018, her house was set on fire. "Luckily, I was not asleep and escaped through the back door," she said. Julie ended up in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp.
Kenya: Trans Refugees Fear Abuse, Death As Kenya Plans to Integrate Camps

4 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Jackson Okata

What's the context? Some trans refugees say the Kenyan government's Shirika plan to integrate the camps into society puts them in even greater danger.
Transgender refugees fear abuse

1 month ago | businesslive.co.za | Jackson Okata

Kakuma — Weeks after the launch of an ambitious plan to integrate refugees into Kenyan society, some transgender refugees say they would rather return home and risk the dangers they originally fled than face the possibility of fresh abuse in Kenya. In the Kakuma camp, in northern Kenya, transgender refugees say the government’s Shirika Plan could expose them to transphobia and violence. About 165 transgender refugees, most of those in Kakuma, live in the area of the camp called Block 13.
Trans refugees fear abuse, death as Kenya plans to integrate camps

1 month ago | timeslive.co.za | Jackson Okata

24 May 2025 - 12:27 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Organisations representing LGBTQ+ refugees have said their needs are being ignored as the plan, which will be implemented over 11 years, is being finalised. File photo.
Trans refugees fear abuse, death as Kenya plans to integrate camps

1 month ago | context.news | Jackson Okata

What’s the context? Some trans refugees say the Kenyan government's Shirika plan to integrate the camps into society puts them in even greater danger.
Kenya: LGBTQ+ Refugees Say Kenya's Reform Plan Risks Leaving Them Out

1 month ago | allafrica.com | Jackson Okata

What's the context? Kenya plans to turn the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps into open cities. But LGBTQ+ refugees say their needs are being ignored.
LGBTQ+ refugees say Kenya’s reform plan risks leaving them out

2 months ago | timeslive.co.za | Jackson Okata

FEATURE LGBTQ+ refugees say Kenya’s reform plan risks leaving them out President William Ruto’s Shirika Plan aims to turn refugee camps into cities 29 April 2025 - 04:30 By Jackson Okata Already an outsider, Ugandan refugee Constance fears a plan to integrate hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers into Kenyan society will instead further alienate him and other LGBTQ+ refugees at a time of rising hostility...
LGBTQ+ refugees say Kenya's reform plan risks leaving them out

2 months ago | context.news | Jackson Okata

What’s the context? Kenya plans to turn the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps into open cities. But LGBTQ+ refugees say their needs are being ignored.
Trump’s isolationism endangers Africa’s health systems

2 months ago | theafricanmirror.africa | Jackson Okata

IN the recent past, the African continent has battled multiple epidemics, including monkeypox, Ebola, and Marburg fever. Undoubtedly, Africa’s healthcare system is shaky, and without international and donor support, it would quickly crumble. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and global health networks continue to play a crucial role in helping African nations establish functional public health systems and, at times, in managing disease outbreaks.