Advocacy group calls for sustained support as Kenya refugee reforms face funding hurdles

Advocacy group calls for sustained support as Kenya refugee reforms face funding hurdles

Refugees International on Wednesday called for urgent donor support and policy coordination as Kenya moves to implement major reforms to its refugee system amid sharp foreign aid cuts and ongoing legal and administrative challenges. The group’s latest report warns that Kenya’s integration efforts, anchored in the 2021 Refugee Act and reinforced by the March 2025 Shirika Plan, are at risk of faltering just as implementation begins. The plan aims …