Jackson Okata

Nairobi

Award winning https://t.co/AHQWwXxUhD Journalism Network, Earth Journalism Network, Internews, Journalists for Human Rights, Africa Centre for Media Excellence

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Articles

Kenya: Trans Refugees Fear Abuse, Death As Kenya Plans to Integrate Camps

1 week 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 week 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

2 weeks 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

2 weeks 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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.
Opinion: Trump’s Isolationism Endangers Africa’s Health Systems

1 month ago | panafricanvisions.com | Jackson Okata

Pan African Visions April 17, 2025 By Jackson OkataIn the recent past, the African continent has battled multiple epidemics, including monkeypox, Ebola, and Marburg fever. There is no doubt that Africa’s healthcare system is shaky, and without international and donor support, it would quickly crumble.
‘Russia will tell our story’: African experts react to Moscow’s major media move - Jackson Okata

1 month ago | qoshe.com | Jackson Okata

In February, Russian news agency Sputnik opened its first African editorial center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital. Foreign policy experts opine that the move is a clear indication of Moscow’s deliberate intention to intensify its engagements with the African continent.