Kakuma Town Turkana County

What's Kakuma Town?

Kakuma Town

Kakuma Town is located in Turkana County in Kenya. It has a total popupation of 22,984, of which 12,050 (52%) are male and 10,934 (48%) are female.

Economic Activities: Turkana trade and humanitarian-service centre with retail/wholesale, transport, livestock, small-scale commerce and services associated with the refugee-hosting area.

Kakuma Town hosts key institutions like; Turkana County Government; Kakuma Refugee Camp organizations; UNHCR; International Rescue Committee; Kenya Red Cross; Kakuma Mission Hospital; Kenya Power; Equity Bank.

In Kakuma Town, you can visit the following places; Kakuma Refugee Camp cultural area; Turkana cultural sites; Lake Turkana; Lodwar; Loima Hills.

Nearby Towns: Lokichoggio Lodwar Lokichar Kainuk Moyale

What's in Kakuma?

NEWS & EVENTS

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    Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:27:53 GMT
    โ€œNever give up in life, everyone has their dayโ€: Lourance Numukiza on her road from Kakuma Refugee Camp to Dakar 2026 - Olympics

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:09:45 GMT
    Murkomen announces new changes for refugees in Dadaab, Kakuma - People Daily

    Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:34:50 GMT
    ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ,๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐Ÿญ. ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฃ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ At least 10,000 young people from refugee and host communities in Dadaab, Kakuma and Kalobeyei are set to benefit fro - Facebook

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT
    Support from the British People helps sustain life-saving services for refugees and host communities in Kakuma - UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT
    Kenya | Joint Market Monitoring Initiative (JMMI) Dadaab and Kakuma Refugee Camp and Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement, Q1 2026 (January - March) - ReliefWeb

    Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:13:10 GMT
    Fleeing conflict in Ethiopia, LGBT refugees find violence in Kenya and S. Sudan - Erasing 76 Crimes

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT
    UNESCO & Buni Media team up to train youth in Kakuma refugee camp with animation storytelling - UNESCO

Statistics on Kakuma Town

Total Population
22,984
Male Population
12,050
Female Population
10,934
Male to Female Ratio
1.10