Baragoi clashes

Date	November 2012
Location	Baragoi, Kenya
Status	Inconclusive

Belligerents

Turkana tribe

Samburu tribe

Casualties and losses

46 dead

In November 2012, a series of ethnic clashes between the Samburu and Turkana tribes of Kenya's Samburu County resulted in the deaths of at least 46 people including police officers sent to quell the violence.^[1]

Cause of conflict

Tribal rivalry and fighting over cattle has been cited as the primary cause of the conflict.^[2]

Major incidents

November

In November 2012 over 40 Kenya Police officers and reservists were killed in the Suguta Valley near Baragoi while on a mission to recover stolen cattle.^[1]

December

Four people were killed and several others injured in renewed cattle raids.^[3] This incident took place in Kewab in Baragoi when the Turkana and Samburu tribes.^[4]

Government response

As a result of the November incident, the Kenyan Parliamentary Committee on Security sent a team to probe the clashes.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "How I survived raid that killed 42 policemen". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
^ Cattle raids and tribal rivalries to blame for perennial conflict – News. nation.co.ke.
^ Standard Digital News – Kenya : Kenya : Four killed in fresh Baragoi raid. Standardmedia.co.ke (26 December 2012).
^ "Three injured in fresh Baragoi attacks". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
^ "Suspicion mars Baragoi probe". Retrieved 14 December 2014.

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