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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kaamil Ahmed

Refugees in Kenya’s Kakuma camp clash with police after food supplies cut

Refugees take part in the protest this week demanding action over severe shortages of food, clean water, and basic necessities outside the UNHCR office in  Kakuma, Kenya.
Refugees protest at the UNHCR office in Kakuma camp after food rations were cut by a quarter. They are now less than half of what they were. Photograph: Courtesy of Kakuma News Reflector

Thousands of refugees clashed with police in a Kenyan refugee camp this week after receiving news that their food allocations would be cut because of funding problems.

The UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, confirmed that four refugees and a local government official had been injured when police intervened to stop the protesters at the Kakuma refugee camp on Monday.

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