Thousands of refugees in Kakuma, Kenya clashed with police following news that their food rations would be cut to 40% of the minimum requirement. The UN's World Food Programme attributed the reductions to stretched budgets exacerbated by decreased US aid. With a camp population of 300,000, mostly from South Sudan, refugees expressed anger and desperation during protests, showing empty pots as a symbol of their plight. Individual ration cuts led to feelings of neglect, as only limited cash assistance updates were insufficient for survival, leaving many with no alternative means of support.
Those living in the camp had received a message from the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) confirming that allocations would be cut to 40% of the basic minimum ration.
I feel neglected and lost because I have no other way to survive. What they had been receiving was already very limited after repeated cuts, with the full ration being more than 7kg a month for each person.
Protesters in the camp held up signs calling for more food and carried empty cooking pots, demonstrating the desperation among the refugees due to the food cuts.
The new level of food aid was not enough to live on, especially for those who did not have any other income to supplement their rations.
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