{"id":191588,"date":"2024-06-21T04:31:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T04:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/21\/daadab-and-kakuma-designated-as-municipalities-in-refugees-integration-plan\/"},"modified":"2024-06-21T04:31:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T04:31:15","slug":"daadab-and-kakuma-designated-as-municipalities-in-refugees-integration-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/21\/daadab-and-kakuma-designated-as-municipalities-in-refugees-integration-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Daadab and Kakuma Designated as Municipalities in Refugees Integration Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-315682\" alt=\"\" width=\"849\" height=\"500\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bitok.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-315682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bitok.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"849\" height=\"500\"  \/>Key stakeholders have formally adopted the planned integration of over 700,000 refugees in Daadab and Kakuma camps.<\/p>\n<p>They have set November of this year as the launch date for the Shirika Plan, which will redesign the refugee camps in Garissa and Turkana counties into municipalities.<\/p>\n<p>The Kenyan government, respective county governments, UN agencies, and the United Nations Commission for Refugees will jointly implement the Shirika Plan.<\/p>\n<p>Under the plan, municipalities within host communities will absorb refugees, with the communities benefiting from enhanced socioeconomic investments such as schools, health facilities, roads, and modern markets.<\/p>\n<p>Immigration Principal Secretary Julius Bitok announced a shift in focus towards mobilizing resources for implementing the Shirika Plan, estimating phase one of the four-year project to cost $943 million (Kes.115.6 billion).<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis money will come from different partners and donors, including governments and the private sector. It will be channelled not only through the government but also through international NGOs, county governments, ministries, and departments such as the Ministry of Lands,<\/em>\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Bitok disclosed that the necessary framework to support the Shirika Plan\u2019s implementation is already in place.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe enactment of the Refugee Act 2021 gave us the foundation. We also have the gazettement of regulations to operationalise the Act. We have a gazettement of documents used by refugees. The government has made a lot of progress in ensuring there is a legal and regulatory framework to support Plan.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Turkana and Garissa county governments have officially designated Dadaab and Kakuma as municipalities to facilitate necessary planning and infrastructure upgrades for integration.<\/p>\n<p>As municipalities within the proposed integration, the current refugee camps will undergo restructuring into modern urban centers equipped with essential infrastructure such as roads, water systems, sewerage, and other amenities.<\/p>\n<p>These developments aim to promote mobility, freedom of movement, economic inclusion, and active refugee participation in the country\u2019s development processes.<\/p>\n<p>The Shirika Plan National Steering Committee includes the governors of Nairobi, Garissa, and Turkana, along with at least 17 Principal Secretaries from key state departments crucial to implementing refugee integration. These departments encompass Interior, Treasury, Health, Lands, Water, Housing, Education, and Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key stakeholders have formally adopted the planned integration of over 700,000 refugees in Daadab and Kakuma camps. They have set November of this year as the launch date for the Shirika Plan, which will redesign the refugee camps in Garissa and Turkana counties into municipalities. 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