Dadaab refugee camp. Aid workers are mostly placed to work in such places. [Photo/DW]
Kenya has been identified as one of the top 10 countries leading in the number of aid workers’ deaths standing at position number 6 in the world. This is according to the report by International Organization for Migration-UN agency (IOM-UN).
The 2017 Aid Worker Security Report revealed that the country posed great dangers for aid providers, making it insecure for humanitarian intervention in the wake of a humanitarian catastrophe.
“Four aid workers lost their lives in Kenya last year compared to 29 deaths of aid workers in Syria, which was ranked first. The 10 countries listed in order are: Syria, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Mexico, Somalia, Mali, and Myanmar,” revealed the IOM-UN report.
According to IOM-UN, South Sudan led in the number of aid workers (14) who were killed, followed by Central African Republic and Afghanistan where, in both, 11 humanitarians died. Nigeria was n the fourth place with 6 aid workers murdered while only 1 died in Somalia.
Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) were skeptical of the report where they questioned why was Kenya more horrible than Somalia where only one aid worker died.
“The figures for Kenya are disputable. Are you sure those aid workers died in Kenyan territory? Unless they died of natural causes, I think this data is a sham,” Nyamu Jeremy said on Twitter.
According to a 2016 Aid Worker Security Report, 2014 and 2015 consecutively experienced a slow growth rate in the number of the aid workers who died in Kenya which reflected a 22 percent reduced assaults on aid workers compared to previous years.