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Kenya’s open door policy offers economic opportunities for refugees

Dadaab Refugee Camp.

This Saturday, the world will mark World Refugee Day in the midst of a pandemic. Since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Covid-19 a global health emergency, it has had unprecedented socio-economic impact on the global community.

It is no secret that the impact of the pandemic is worse on the most vulnerable– those engaged in the informal economy, women and the youth, and of course, migrants and refugees.

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