As at 6th November 2014, Kakuma had received 44,131 asylum seekers from South Sudan. This brings the total camp population to 178,995.

In Kakuma the 16 Days of Activism against Child Marriage and Gender Based Violence drew to a close on 10th December 2014, which is also Human Rights Day.

In Kakuma the weekly disease surveillance report showed a steady decline in incidence of malaria, one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality

A team from UNHCR and WFP HQ's is currently in Kakuma to monitor the implementation of the biometrics food distribution system that was introduced in Oct. 2013.

On 04 May 2015, the Executive Director of the Board of USA for UNHCR, key donor, visited Kakuma to identifying potential sustainable livelihood projects.

Team from "United for Africa", UNHCR fundraising partner in Germany, visited Kakuma from 31 August for one week to raise support/advocacy for Kenya refugees.

On 31 Jan.a high level delegation from the International Olympic Committee visited KK to explore possibility for refugees participation in the RIO Olympics 2016