Inter-Ethnic Killings in Kenya Were Planned - Rights Group

A series of attacks between warring pastoralist and farming communities, which left more than 100 people dead and nearly 20,000 displaced, were part of a coordinated plan, according to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights.

Residents view victims of ethnic violence at a mosque in the Tana Delta District (file photo).

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