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| Houses at Chara Village, which belongs to the Pokomos, go up in flames after they were set on fire by suspected Orma villagers on January 10, 2013. The attackers set ablaze more than 400 houses in a revenge mission after they had buried six of their colleagues killed by Pokomo raiders on Tuesday. Photo/GIDEON MAUNDU NATION MEDIA GROUP |
In Summary
- The attack is believed to have been carried out by Orma villagers revenging Wednesday’s raid on Nduru Village
Outrage greeted yet another round of bloodletting in Tana Delta, as 11 more people died in a retaliatory attack on Kibusu Village in early Thursday morning.
The attack is believed to have been carried out by Orma villagers revenging Wednesday’s raid on Nduru Village by people suspected to be Pokomo that resulted in the death of another 11 people, among them two raiders.
On Thursday, religious leaders and representatives of civil society groups at the Coast accused the government of doing little to stem the tide of killings and watching passively as the death toll of the tit-for-tat attacks mounted.
The religious leaders demanded firm action from the government including deployment of the military to end the ongoing killings.
Mombasa Catholic Church Bishop Boniface Lele and his Anglican Church counterpart Julius Kalu accused the government of not taking the issue seriously.
“Minister for Internal Security should tell Kenyans if the police have failed to contain the situation, military should be deployed,” said Bishop Lele.
“It is a pity, despite the government imposing curfew and deploying thousands of security officers in the area, raiders from the Orma and Pokomo communities have managed to carry out attacks.”
Bishop Kalu accused police of knowing what is happening but refusing to use their machinery to quell the violence.
“Government should explain to Kenyans what is happening since intelligence reports have indicated that the violence is planned outside the district,” he said.
Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) organising-secretary Mohammed Khalifah and chairman Mohammed Idris questioned the government’s ability in end the clashes, which have lasted for the last five months.
The muslim leaders said businesses and farming had been negatively affected by the clashes since last year and most of the schools have not opened this year because of insecurity.
Muslims for Human Rights (Muhuri) lobby demanded that Internal Security Minister Katoo ole Metito and security officers posted to maintain security in Tana River be held responsible for the latest spate of killings.
In a press statement to newsrooms, Muhuri executive director Hussein Khalid said they had lost faith in the State security system.
He accused the government of giving empty promises of ensuring security to residents of Tana River and Kenyans.
Programmes Officer at Genesis for Human Rights Commission Caleb Ngwena asked Mr Metito to transfer all top security officers in Coast Province, accusing them of failing to contain Tana Delta clashes
The attack is believed to have been carried out by Orma villagers revenging Wednesday’s raid on Nduru Village by people suspected to be Pokomo that resulted in the death of another 11 people, among them two raiders.
On Thursday, religious leaders and representatives of civil society groups at the Coast accused the government of doing little to stem the tide of killings and watching passively as the death toll of the tit-for-tat attacks mounted.
The religious leaders demanded firm action from the government including deployment of the military to end the ongoing killings.
Mombasa Catholic Church Bishop Boniface Lele and his Anglican Church counterpart Julius Kalu accused the government of not taking the issue seriously.
“Minister for Internal Security should tell Kenyans if the police have failed to contain the situation, military should be deployed,” said Bishop Lele.
“It is a pity, despite the government imposing curfew and deploying thousands of security officers in the area, raiders from the Orma and Pokomo communities have managed to carry out attacks.”
Bishop Kalu accused police of knowing what is happening but refusing to use their machinery to quell the violence.
“Government should explain to Kenyans what is happening since intelligence reports have indicated that the violence is planned outside the district,” he said.
Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) organising-secretary Mohammed Khalifah and chairman Mohammed Idris questioned the government’s ability in end the clashes, which have lasted for the last five months.
The muslim leaders said businesses and farming had been negatively affected by the clashes since last year and most of the schools have not opened this year because of insecurity.
Muslims for Human Rights (Muhuri) lobby demanded that Internal Security Minister Katoo ole Metito and security officers posted to maintain security in Tana River be held responsible for the latest spate of killings.
In a press statement to newsrooms, Muhuri executive director Hussein Khalid said they had lost faith in the State security system.
He accused the government of giving empty promises of ensuring security to residents of Tana River and Kenyans.
Programmes Officer at Genesis for Human Rights Commission Caleb Ngwena asked Mr Metito to transfer all top security officers in Coast Province, accusing them of failing to contain Tana Delta clashes
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