At least 48 Kenyans hacked, burned to death: police

[cbayer]

Source: AFP

At least 48 Kenyans were hacked or burnt to death in ethnic clashes between two rival groups, the worst single attack since deadly post-election violence four years ago, police said on Wednesday.

"It is a very bad incident.... They include 31 women, 11 children and six men," regional deputy police chief Joseph Kitur said of the attack, which took place late on Tuesday between the Pokomo and Orma peoples in the rural Tana River district.

Kitur said "34 were hacked to death and 14 others were burnt to death," while several huts were torched after a gang of men launched the attack, the latest in a long history of bitter clashes between the rival groups in the remote area of Kenya.

It was not clear what sparked the attack, but the two communities have clashed before over the use of land and water resources, although the scale and intensity of the killings shocked police.

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[Uncle Joe]

1. They need to work out some kind of treaty or agreement between those two tribes.

Thanks for the thread, cbayer.

[cbayer]

2. There are over 40 tribes in Kenya, and the longstanding animosity is legendary.

It's the primary reason their government is such a mess. People there vote on tribal lines, no matter how good or bad the person running for office.

It's a disaster without any clear solution.

[gattaca82]

3. tribal

is this tribal? hate to see that its disgusting

[gattaca82]

4. groups

nevermind its sais rival groups.. i wonder if its a gang

[JI7]

5. men get into a fight and attack the women ???

and kids ???