# Kenya Church Calls for Child Protection

> Kenya's Catholic Church urges stronger safeguards for refugee and migrant children amid displacement.
- Title: Kenya Church Calls for Child Protection · Vaticannews
- Summary: Kenya's Catholic Church urges stronger safeguards for refugee and migrant children amid displacement. Children in Kenya's refugee camps and urban areas…
- Keywords: kenya, catholic church, refugee minors, migrant minors, dadaab, kakuma, kalobeyei, kenya conference of catholic bishops, bishop peter munguti makau, world day of migrants and refugees, pope leo xiv, mark 10:14
- Source: Vaticannews — https://vaticannews.va/en/africa/news/2026-09/kenya-church-urges-protection-for-refugee-and-migrant-minors.html
- Author: Vatican News
- Published: 2026-09-28T06:33:24.771+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: kenya, catholic church, refugee minors, migrant minors, dadaab, kakuma, kalobeyei, kenya conference of catholic bishops, bishop peter munguti makau, world day of migrants and refugees, pope leo xiv, mark 10:14
## Child Dignity Call
The Kenya Catholic Church urges Kenyans to see every child on the move as a person deserving care, safety and opportunities.

> No child in Dadaab, Kakuma, Kalobeyei, or our urban centres is ever merely a statistic in a report, a burden at a border, or a forgotten casualty of regional conflict.
## Displacement Dignity
Bishop Makau states displacement does not erase a child's human dignity or worth.

> Your suffering does not diminish your dignity. Your displacement does not erase your worth.
## Child Protection Focus
The Church highlights children's vulnerability, recalling Jesus' words to prioritize their needs.

> Let the little children come to me; do not stop them.
## National Action Request
Authorities and humanitarian partners must uphold child rights and address trauma from family separation.

> The department urged public and private institutions to strengthen legal protection, support family reunification and address the trauma caused by family separation.
## Interfaith Cooperation
Faith communities should create safe spaces for children to be protected from exploitation.

> In Kenya, this forms fertile ground for genuine interreligious dialogue, where faith communities cooperate to weave networks of protection.
## Key takeaway

Children in Kenya's refugee camps and urban areas deserve dignity and protection, not statistics.