The United Nations refugee’s agency, UNHCR, has stopped enrolling students in to schools run by the agency in Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya.
UNHCR spokesman Emmanuel Nyabera said the move is to encourage Sudanese refugees to return home.

“We are encouraging people as much as possible to go back in the areas that are safe and part of that is cutting down school enrollment so that people can go back.
However, sources at the camp accused the agency of secreatly engaging in forced repartriation of genuine students aganist their will and interfering with the learning system.

Despite weeks of conflict that have threatened a three year comprehensive peace accord that was signed between Sudan's government and main rebel group the SPLA/M to end more than 21 years of civil war.

However, Mr. Nyabera maintained that students who are already in schools have not been affected and have been allowed to complete their studies.

He said only six primary schools out 21 and two secondary out five in Kakuma are operating.

Health services at the camp have also been affected according to sources in the camp. Refugees are forced to travel to Nirobi to seek medical attention or buy medicine from fellow refugees.

However, the UNHCR spokesman dismissed the accusations that the agency has stopped providing health services to Sudanese refugees in Kakuma.

He also said the UNHCR has improved security for refugees still living in the camp despite umerious cases of sextual assault targeting Women in the camp.