Kenya Tana River Clashes: 52 Dead in Ethnic Violence Over Grazing Rights
Ethnic violence between Orma herders and Pokomo farmers over cattle grazing rights erupted along Kenya's Tana River in 2012, killing more than 52 people in a single week. The clashes, which included a raid on a village with bows, machetes, and guns, exposed deep failures in government security response to pastoralist-farmer conflicts across East Africa.
August 22, 2012
14 years ago
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