At Kakuma, trading not only earns residents extra incomes but also helps boost ties within and without the camp

Grace Safi, a Congolese national sells fish at Kakuma Refugee Camp. [PHOTOS: VINCENT BARTOO/STANDARD]

By SILAH KOSKEI

KAKUMA, KENYA: When you mention the word refugee, the image that comes to mind is one of a helpless, bedraggled person who relies on Good Samaritans for food, water, shelter and clothing.