Alexis Rokundo and his family fled political violence in Burundi two years ago but have since decided to return home to rebuild their lives.
The 29-year-old, his wife and their two children have been living in Kenya’s Kakuma camp since then, along with 13,000 other refugees and asylum seekers from Burundi.
Rukundo ran a transport business in Kakuma, taking advantage of the inclusive policies of the camp’s Kalobeiyei settlement where refugees are encouraged to economically and socially interact with their host communities.
Rokundo and his family were among a group of 280 refugees to leave the settlement and return home through a voluntary repatriation programme late last year.
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) and its partners are launching an appeal on Tuesday for funding to protect Burundian refugees and support the countries that host them. UNHCR said the Burundian refugee crisis was the least funded crisis in the world~UNHCR
