Dozens of LGBT+ refugees living in a shelter run by the United Nations in Kenya were taken to hospital after falling sick on Thursday, days after they complained of overcrowding and poor sanitation at the facility.

About 40 refugees - including three children - were treated at a hospital on the outskirts of Nairobi after suffering vomiting, diarrhea and severe stomach cramps early on Thursday, refugee representatives said.

"At the hospital, we were put on drips and given some tablets, but the doctor refused to tell us what was wrong with us and what caused this outbreak," said Mbazira Moses from Refugee Flag Kakuma, a group representing the LGBT+ refugees.

"We believe it is because the place is dirty with overflowing toilets and poor hygiene. We have been telling the UNHCR (United Nations refugee agency) for so many days of this unbearable situation."

The U.N. moved about 200 LGBT+ refugees - mainly from Uganda but also Burundi, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo - in December to the abandoned school on Nairobi's outskirts from the remote Kakuma camp where they were facing attacks. Read more via Thomson Reuters Foundation