Challenges that refugees in Kakuma have been facing following the US government's foreign aid cuts are set to intensify after the Donald Trump administration moved disaster response responsibilities from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM).
USAID has contributed to humanitarian aid in Africa, including Kenya, and has funded healthcare, food security, and disaster response programs for many years.
It has been known for its swift action during crises, and Kakuma, Kenya's largest refugee settlement, has been a big beneficiary.
PRM, which handles refugee issues and works to reduce unlawful migration, will now assume the functions of USAID, the US foreign aid agency that President Trump has been dismantling since he took over leadership.
