Nairobi — Ajak Jok Ajak is perusing case files on a rainy afternoon in Nairobi.
The 28-year-old South Sudanese refugee - who grew up at the Kakuma refugee camp in northern Kenya - never dreamed he would work one day as an intern at a major law firm.
Kenya has been hailed for passing a law giving hundreds of thousands of refugees living in the country better access to education and employment. While some refugees in Kenya are reaping the benefits of the 2021 legislation, many face challenges that include the government's plan to shut down refugee camps by the end of June.
Ajak, now a law school graduate says thanks to Kenya's Refugee Act, getting a job is much easier than it used to be.
"You had to obtain a research permit before you start research," he said. "You had to obtain [an] internship permit before you start your internship - all those things. Now it means, you will not need another additional procedure, but just only your qualifications."
The Refugee Act that was signed into law last year went into effect in February. Some 500,000 refugees who live in Kenya stand to benefit from the measure.
Jamin Kusuania, project manager at the International Rescue Committee in Nairobi, said the old policy restricted refugees' movements.
"The biggest problem that refugees have had in this country since 1991 has actually been the incumbent policy where refugees are domiciled to live within particular camps," Kusuania said. "And what we see in the Refugee Act of 2021 is that it...
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