Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Many Kenyan refugees in Uganda too scared to return

MULANDA, Uganda, February 26 (UNHCR) – The security situation may have improved in areas of Kenya hit by post-election violence, but many of the thousands of refugees who fled to Uganda are still too scared to return.

An estimated 12,000 Kenyans crossed the border to escape inter-ethnic violence that flared in parts of Kenya after the December 27 elections. Most are living with locals in border areas, but around 1,980 have been moved to the UNHCR transit centre in Mulanda, some 35 kilometres inside Uganda.

While the influx of Kenyans has all but ended and there is some cross-border movement, many of the refugees – especially in Mulanda – say it is too dangerous to return. Some doubt they will ever go back to their former homes.

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Posted by mukoma on 02/27 at 04:32 PM
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