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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

LOCAL NEWS - KEN SIMIYU12 - 08-2014 - FRANCE AMBASSADOR TO KENYA OPENS A NEW LIBRARY AT KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP



Ambassador of France to Kenya Mr. Remi Marechaux officially handed over  1.72 million shillings facility to eager users at Kakuma Camp pointing out that it will enhance Integration and Cohesion among tribes, communities and over 10 nationalities. A first ever community library in Turkana County that will ease access to English and French learning and revision materials for refugees and Turkana residents has been established at Kakuma refugee camp. Mr. Marechaux said that the ambitious project had been requested by francophone refugee community led by Burundi and Congo. He however challenged the host community and all workers at the camp to learn French to make them more marketable in the hunt for better jobs. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee Senior Operations Manager Valentine Ndimbala said books were among the resources overstretched at the camp welcoming more support from partners across the Globe.

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