Implications of Double Registration on Kenyan Somalis: Case of Dadaab Refugee Complex (1991-2022)

Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Date
2023
Authors
Abdi, Aden Rashid
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Kenyatta University
Abstract
The study interrogated the impact of double registration of Kenyan Somalis and refugees in Dadaab refugee camps. The research was guided by objectives that: investigated the factors that cause Somali refugees and Kenyans in Dadaab Refugee Complex to register twice, evaluated the consequences of double registration for Somali refugees and Kenyans in Dadaab Refugee Complex, and finally provided suggestions for resolving the double registration tragedy for Somali refugees and Kenyans in Dadaab Refugee Complex. Theoretically the study was guided by citizenship and securitization theories. The study used exploratory research design utilizing primary and secondary data to address the aforementioned objectives. Essential information was gathered through focus group discussions, surveys, and key informant interviews while auxiliary information was refined to test the precision and importance of this examination. The information was examined specifically regarding the goals of the review. Government of Kenya and Humanitarian agencies undertook quite a number of interventions in addressing the challenge of double registration; however, the problem is yet to be comprehensively resolved and curbed. It was found out that hosting refugees in Dadaab Refugee Camps has posed huge economic, environmental, and social burdens to the Kenyan Government in general and to the local host community in particular. The host community continues to register refugees, further exacerbated by the services provided to the refugees, on-going ecological degradation, and resource competition with other refugee pastoralists. To effectively combat double registration, the study recommends that governments establish all necessary administrative structures. If only approaches and efforts are coordinated, prospects for finding solutions for the affected can be achieved, supported by humanitarian organizations and local Kenyans. Both local Kenyan Somalis and refugees should be made more aware of the potential dangers of losing one's identity and becoming stateless, and increased efforts should be made to educate both groups.
Description
A Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy in the School of Law, Arts and Social Sciences of Kenyatta University, June 2023.
Keywords
Double Registration on Kenyan Somalis, Dadaab Refugee Complex (1991-2022), Somalis
Citation