James Makuac. My Life Before | Page 21

Life in Kakuma
Life in Kakuma was tough . The camp was populated by different nationalities from all over Africa . There were Sudanese , Ethiopian , Somalian , Burundian , Rawandian and Congolese . Most people spoke Kiswahili so we could communicate . At the time there were over 80,000 refugees living in the camp . We had to be registered and given a token card to get food and clothes .
Every year people had to be counted . We lined up early in the morning to be counted . If you were not counted you would not be qualified for food rations .
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