He was involved in organising a strike of residents of a direct provision centre outside Cork, protesting the restrictive rules that were enforced around eating times and access to supplies such as toiletries.
[5] He has highlighted issues such as the lack of access to third-level education for children in direct provision,[6] and the impact of residents being unable to cook their own food in centres.
[9] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Khambule highlighted the issue of children in direct provision having less access to educational resources than their peers, and that they were suffering in more stringent lock down.
[10] He was one of those speaking about the issues regarding social distancing and self-isolating for those living in direct provision during the pandemic, and the high level of confirmed cases amongst residents.
[13][14][15] He has spoken about the difficulty that asylum seekers, black and people of colour face in gaining employment and other opportunities due to racism in Ireland.