{According to the news from representatives of the United Nations high commissioner for refugees (UNHCR), a big number of desperate and disorganized Congolese are said to be penetrating into Kigeme Camp (Rwanda) from Congo Kinshasa to seek for support illegally. }
Recently UNHCR representatives in Congo confirmed to IGIHE reporter, that most of the Congolese have turned it into business, whereby they cross Rwandan borders after traveling long distances from Kinshasa to come and Scramble for the little assistance which is dedicated to refugees camped in Rwanda, particularly at Kigeme camp.
However, it’s been said that after scrambling and taking the little from these refugees, the donations are later taken and sold to Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic republic of Congo.
In an interview with IGIHE, the Head of Kigeme camp Karembera Benjamin confirmed its true there are people who always enter and leave Kigeme camp without informing the administration to sell donations they are offered at the camp from the UNHCR and other organizations.
He also added there are other people who escape the camp to neighboring Congo but currently statistics’ are not yet covered.
Today Rwanda is accomodating, caring, assisting and supporting over 60,000 Congolese refugees in 5 refugee camps within the country.
However, this comes as a result of Wars and insecurities that have characterized the neighboring Democratic republic of Congo, since 1997.
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