Thanks to Davis Weddi. He has a contact for us, a refugee in Uganda +254
725 929 900 please try to reach him (I couldn't) and if you can, then
send them some phone credits and they can report for us. Davis is in
constant touch the Manafwa Resident District Commission Mr. Paul
Nangoli. (Sorry that I have been slow to report this, please write
directly to our groups!) How can we help Ugandan refugees?


Andrius Kulikauskas, Minciu Sodas, http://www.ms.lt, ms@...

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Manafwa is in Uganda near the border with Kenya, there is a refugee camp
there.

DavisWeddi, January 8: Hi Andrius,

I have been trying to get in touch with one of the only Kenyan Refugees
who has a mobile phone but it is off air. I am sure this is because he
has run out of Airtime, if not he has no where to charge his battery from.

You too can try also try the number: +254 725 929 900

It is from this person that we shall have access to the refugees who
have been crowded into a school and a church in Manafwa District.

Life is not really good for them, Conditions are poor and the food they
have is not enough.

The unfortunate bit of the problem is that they occupied school
classrooms and soon the school will kick them out as the academic year
begins for pupils in that area.

Since returning from that side, I am in constant touch the Manafwa
Resident District Commission Mr. Paul Nangoli who is doing all his best
to see to it that the 500 refugees now camped in his district are safe.
Nangoli who is also one of the District’s security officers today told
me that there are plans to transfer these refugees to a temporary camp,
but he does not know when this will happen.

About sending Airtime to the Kenyans to discuss, I think this will be
possible after I get a clear line of communication with those refugees.

I will also be getting in touch with a colleague Mr. NathanEtengu in
Mbale town for an update.

A team of my workmates has managed to reach Eldoret from where they will
be filing reports. You can also see their most recent reports from our
website http://www.newvision.co.ug

For now I will wish you a good day.

We pray for our Kenyan brothers.

Davis

+254 725 929900