"First it was Corona, then it was the floods that displaced us; we lost our homes, livestock, and crops, and life has never been the same since," Membe says.
She bemoans the fact that fishing, which had become the sole source of income for families living in the camp, is no longer viable "because Ugandan fishermen introduced poor fishing methods that destroy the fish and the lake."
"We no longer get fish the way we used to sometimes back; many times, the fishermen return home empty-handed; we are struggling to feed our children; and as parents, we don't know who to turn to because our children are soon to be expected to report to school," she says.
"Sometimes we wonder whether we are worthy human beings like other Kenyans, my children ask me whether we are in Kenya or Uganda," Membe says. As a result of the perennial destructive floods that have rendered thousands homeless in Budalang'i, the land where they used to live and grow food crops has become a swamp.
"Mosquitoes breed in that swampy area and are the source of the malaria threat at this camp. Whenever we go to a nearby health facility, we are told there are no drugs and are directed to chemists, where the medicines are exorbitantly priced.
"Our children are forced to wade in the water on their way to school, and we are pleading with the government to come and assist us," Membe said.
She wonders why leaders care about their votes but abandon them in their hour of need.
Jannes Dadira, who lives in the same camp, says they do not live in dignity. The father of five says being unemployed has rendered him helpless.
"My firstborn is 16 years old, and my lastborn is five years old, but I am having difficulty providing for them," he said.
"We used to cultivate crops and raise goats, sheep, chicken, and cattle, but the floods destroyed everything and left us homeless, but as a parent, I must provide for my family even in the most difficult circumstances," Dadira said.
He is recovering from malaria, a disease that is making lives in the camp a living nightmare.
Fredrick Kudira, who returned from a local primary school where he had been housed after the floods, appears frail."I've been sick; cholera and malaria have become common diseases around here, but we can't get immediate medical attention because hospitals are far away," Kudira says.
"I was displaced due to flooding in 2019, and I'm not sure when I'll be able to return home because the area was submerged."
His sentiments are shared by Robert Muganda, who has expressed a desire to leave the camp.
"We had nothing to rejoice about during Christmas. We don't have food and our children are sick, so we have nothing to cheer us up," Muganda says.
He stopped fishing because the lake was unable to produce fish due to overfishing and other factors that caused fish to disappear.