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Archive - Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya 

Alex Majoli 

The Somali Bantus are a long-persecuted people from one of the worlds most ruined countries. Two hundred years ago their ancestors were taken from their homes in Mozambique, Tanzania and Malawi and sold as slaves in Somalia. After the gradual demise of slavery in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Bantu people remained pariahs even though they were Muslims like most Somalis.

In 2002 their lives are about to change dramatically as the USA designated this group a persecuted class of people who deserved to be resettled in America. Over the next two years as many as 11,800 Bantus could be granted... 

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KENYA. Nairobi. Somalis waiting for the INS Security check before... 

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KENYA. Dadaab. The houses of the Bantu people. 2002. 

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KENYA. Dadaab. In the TV room in Dadaab Refugee Camp, before... 

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KENYA. Dadaab. In the TV room in Dadaab Refugee Camp, before... 

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KENYA. Dadaab. 2002. 

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KENYA. Nairobi. ID photos of a Bantu family in the book where... 

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KENYA. Dadaab. Waiting to get on the bus. 2002. 

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KENYA. Dadaab. Waiting to get on the bus. 2002. 

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KENYA. Kitale Refugee Camp. 2002. 

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KENYA. On the road. 2002. 

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KENYA. Kitale. At the Refugee Camp. 2002. 

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KENYA. During the trip. Early morning getting on the bus. 2002.... 

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KENYA. During the trip. Early morning getting on the bus. 2002.... 

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KENYA. Kitale. A stop during the trip. Inside the old football... 

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KENYA. ON the road. Soldier escorting the convoy. 2002. 

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KENYA. Kitale Refugee Camp. Early morning getting on the bus.... 

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KENYA. Kitale Refugee Camp. Early morning getting on the bus.... 

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KENYA. On the road. Somali woman leading the convoy. 2002. 

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KENYA. Kitale Refugee Camp. Early morning getting on the bus.... 

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KENYA. Kakuma Refugee Camp. The Bantus have just arrived and... 

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KENYA. On the road. 2002. 

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KENYA. Dadaab. Somalis demonstrate against UNHCR, they want to... 

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KENYA. Dadaab. The houses of the Bantu people. 2002. 

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KENYA. Dadaab Refugee Camp. Before the trip being screened. 2002.... 

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KENYA. Dadaab Refugee Camp. Before the trip being screened. 2002.... 

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KENYA. Dadaab Refugee Camp. Before the trip being screened. 2002.... 

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KENYA. Kitale. A child during a rest-stop. 2002. 

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KENYA. Kitale. A child during a rest-stop. 2002. 

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KENYA. The Bantu people, leaving their houses, selling their... 

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KENYA. Kitale. A man during a rest-stop. 2002. 

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KENYA. Refugees on the road. 2002. 

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KENYA. Refugees on the road. 2002. 

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KENYA. On the bus during the trip. 2002. 

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KENYA. On the road. 2002. 

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KENYA. Kakuma. The Bantus have just arrived and are checked... 

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KENYA. Dadaab. Waiting for food. 2002. 

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KENYA. Dadaab. Waiting for food. 2002. 

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KENYA. Kakuma. A child. 2002. 

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KENYA. Dadaab. Before leaving. 2002. 

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KENYA. Kakuma. Out of the buses before reaching the shelters... 

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KENYA. Kakuma. Out of the buses reaching the shelters constructed... 

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KENYA. Dadaab. The Bantus people waiting for their names to be... 

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KENYA. Kitale. 2002. 

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KENYA. Kitale. 2002. 

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KENYA. Bantu family on the bus during the trip. 2002. 

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KENYA. Taking a break during the trip. 2002. 

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KENYA. Having a break during the trip. 2002. 

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KENYA. Bantu family. Entering Dadaab Refugee Camp. 2002. 

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KENYA. Dadaab. The Bantu people entering Dadaab Refugee Camp.... 

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KENYA. On the road. 2002. 

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KENYA. On the road. August 2002. 

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KENYA. Kakuma. Arrival to Kakuma. 2002. 

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KENYA. Dadaab. Father and son. August 2002. 

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KENYA. Dadaab. During the screening for general health, a new... 

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KENYA. Kakuma. Pre-screen for weapons before reaching the shelters.... 

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KENYA. Kakuma. Bantu families reaching the shelters constructed... 

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KENYA. Kakuma. Off the buses, being checked for weapons. 2002.... 

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KENYA. During the trip, taking a rest-break. 2002. 

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KENYA. Departure from Dabaab. 2002. 

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KENYA. On the road. 2002. 
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