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Nothing stops refugees from excelling if we support them

The Refugees Bill 2019 should be developed and enacted in line with the aspirations of Kenyans to protect and welcome refugees.

Last week’s opinion on the cruelty of American anti-asylum laws provoked considerable interest and debate. With rumours of Congolese refugee demonstration in Nairobi, the teargassing of refugees in Cape Town and a new Refugee Bill going through our National Assembly, perhaps it is time also to look at Kenya’s own treatment of refugees and migrants. 

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