Kenya to Conduct Sweep for Illegal Arms
The government has said it will conduct a nationwide operation to disarm communities in possession of illegal weapons following a spate of inter-ethnic clashes that have left more than 60 people dead.
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Kenyan Govt to Disarm Communities
- Publisher:
- KENYA Citizen TV
- Publication Date:
- 23 August 2012
Following the killing of at least 52 people in North Eastern and the Tana Delta region, leaders from the two regions met this morning at Harambee ... see more »
Photo: Anthony Morland/IRIN
Armed pastoralists (file photo): Small arms are widespread among pastoralist communities in east Africa, where increasingly severe and unpredictable drought has contributed to an increase in conflict between different groups competing for dwindling resources of pasture and water.
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