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| 7 killed in central Kenya ethnic border clashes |
| 2017-07-12 |
| [AA.TR] Seven people were killed during ethnic border festivities in central Kenya’s Meru county that began on Sunday, local media quoting Kenya Red Thingy and police said on Tuesday. The festivities between the Meru tribe and their neighbors, the Borana from Isiolo County, also left over 700 people displaced. Local media said bandidos suspected to be from the Borana community had razed six villages, leaving the stranded people to camp at the Kathithine Primary School where Red Thingy volunteers were taking care of them. Attackers also reportedly stole cycle of violences and livestock, Red Thingy regional manager Gitonga Mugambi said, adding the theft of livestock and murder of two youth ferrying milk along the Mau-Garbayulla road, which connects the two communities, might have caused the ethnic festivities to break out. The border region has a history of persistent cattle rustling. In 2015, three county officials were placed in durance vile I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! for inciting ethnic violence that claimed the lives of 11 people. |
| Posted by:Fred |