The raid appears to have been organized in retaliation, following clashes between farmers and Pokomo tribe tribesmen semi-nomadic Ormas in août.Ces two tribes competing for years access to land and to water in the coastal region of Kenya, where a hundred people were killed in a series of attacks this year. "About 150 members of a commando Pokomo tribe attacked the village of Kipao (in the region of Tana delta) Friday morning.
The Ormas seemed to have been aware (of the attack) and were prepared, "said Robert Kitur, deputy head of the regional police.
New Pokomos among the dead, along with six women and 13 children, he ajouté.Les attackers used firearms, spears, machetes and arrows, he said. The police have identified their origin and are in recherche.La Kenyan Red Cross reported 30 dead, including several children, and about 45 houses were burned.
Photographs taken by the Red Cross and posted on Twitter show the wounded seeking treatment for severe cuts to his arms and head. A person has lost an arm.