Photo Of Well-Lit, Tarmacked Road At Night In Kakuma Refugee Town Amazes Netizens: "Impressive"

• Kakuma lies in the North Western part of Turkana County, and it hosts the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) camp
• The refugee camp in the town was established in 1992 to accommodate refugees fleeing dangers in neighbouring countries, including South Sudan
• A beautiful photo posted on social media showed a well-developed section of the town with its roads tarmacked and street lights functioning

Turkana - An extraordinary photo of a well-lit, tarmacked road at night in Kakuma has left netizens in awe.

Beautiful Turkana

Facebook user Diar Raanlei shared the photo that showed off the impressive transformation of the town that hosts thousands of refugees from different countries.

The photo showed a long stretch of road with street lights on both sides, creating a beautiful contrast with the dark sky.

Tarmacked roads looked smooth and clean, almost resembling the Nairobi Expressway, unlike the dusty and bumpy roads that are common in many parts of Turkana.

"This is Kakuma town walai. Great development is ongoing in Turkana County," Raanlei captioned the post.

Netizens reacted to the photo with admiration and appreciation, saying that Kakuma had become a model town.

Kamau Wilson:

"It is no longer a marginalised area. A testament that devolution works, and if supported fully, then more will definitely come."

Mwangi Kimemia Leonard:

"For real? Hii lazima tukuje road trip. How many litres of Petro aki?"

Iyanii KE wrote:

"More than Lodwar town itself."

Shiller Sheller wrote:

"Wow! It looks so amazing than before. I think I should revisit the place."

Shadrack Rutto:

"Amazing to see this great development going on."

Sarah Omari wrote:

"Lived in Lodwar in the 90s and was a regular visitor to Kakuma… Maajabu haya. I need to visit these towns again."

Sudanese refugee raised in Kakuma

On Friday, March 10, a South Sudanese immigrant living in Canada recounted fleeing his home country and settling in Kakuma.

In an interview with TUKO.co.ke, K-Hot noted that his family relocated to the Kakuma refugee camp when he was two years old after fleeing the civil war.

Reminiscing on years spent at Kakuma, K-Hot disclosed that refugees faced a myriad of challenges, including access to education.

“There was a lack of education infrastructure, including boarding schools. The classes were overcrowded, with around 300 pupils in one room," he said.