#52-25 Somali Refugees in Kenya … Women emerging to lead

Explores why Somalis have had to leave their country, their conditional acceptance in Kenyan society, the added burden of sexism and gender based violence in their communities, and why the US was considered a good place to be a refugee, pre-Trump. Includes an update on the Minnesota fraud cases involving Somalis. 

Guests: Firdaus Ahmed, first elected leader of the Somali community in Mombasa; Halima Ali, Somali refugee who expected to go to the US 

Interviews by Diana Wanyonyi. Additional script by Frieda Werden. 

https://www.radio4all.net/files/wingsradionews@gmail.com/WINGS-52-25SomaliRefugees-28_49-128kbps.mp3