Kenya: Number of Kenyan refugees in Uganda rises to 12,000
08.02.2008
A UNHCR emergency response team has been deployed to south-east Uganda where the number of Kenyan refugees fleeing poll-related violence across the border has risen to 12,000. The small refugee agency team will be based in the border town of Tororo. They will lead emergency response and coordination with the local and central authorities in the area.