Current Situation:
In the past week, 415 South Sudanese arrivals have been received in Kakuma through Nadapal border.
As of 3 rd June, the total number of South Sudanese asylum seekers received was 37,736. This brings the total estimated camp population to 168,885.
Developments:
About 290 refugees and asylums seekers relocated from Nairobi and other urban centres were received by the Department of Refugee Affairs (DRA) in the past week, bringing the total number of relocated persons so far to 2,375.
A notice was received earlier in the week from the Kenya Immigration office at the border that access to Kenyan territory by South Sudanese asylums seekers would be restricted to only three days a week. This was after a meeting between Kenya and South Sudanese Immigration offices where according to them, it was necessary to segregate asylum seekers from other travellers who are required to pay visa fees. The daily convoy to the border has returned twice without any passengers as a result of this notice. Following this development, a joint mission to the border was conducted by UNHCR, DRA and the Deputy County Commissioner to gauge the situation on the ground. The decision was nullified and it was agreed with the Immigration officials that the daily convoys would resume as usual and asylum seekers would have unhindered access to territory.