The ripple effect of Trump’s budget cuts on refugee camps in Kenya

Photo: Africanews
July 18, 2025 Hour: 1:21 pm
Global aid organizations are experiencing the effects of the Trump administration’s choice to close USAID and reduce funding for other aid groups. The two main refugee camps in Kenya have been significantly affected by these funding cuts.
The Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya continues to be affectet by the trump’s administration to cut USAID.
Empty warehouses – at the World Food Program’s food storage facilities at the camp paint a grin picture.
A couple of sacks of lentils from the US are among the last resources available for the entire refugee camp.
With warehouse supplies reduced to 25%, these lentils from the US are among the last resources available for the entire refugee camp.
Since the US, WFP’s largest donor, ceased its funding in February, no additional food has arrived.
Situated in the extremely dry northern region of Kenya, Kakuma accommodates over 300,000 refugees from nations such as South Sudan, Somalia, and the DRC.
With insufficient food available, WFP has been forced to significantly reduce food rations. In August, they report that more than a third of the refugees will receive no food at all. Regina Ngole, who escaped the conflict in South Sudan, shows us the food for her family of seven.
Author: OSG
Source: EFE-Africanews