Kenya: Mass Grave Found in Tana Area

Capital FM
Residents view victims of ethnic violence at a mosque in the Tana Delta District (file photo).
18 September 2012
allAfrica.com

Cape Town — A mass grave was discovered on Monday in Kenya's Tana River region, a police source in the area has told AFP.

The police officer said there could be more people killed in the fighting between Pokomo and Orma ethnic groups than previously thought, the news agency reports.

The bodies will be exhumed.

Capital FM reports that fresh violence broke out in Tana River on Monday, where 22 houses were razed in a village even as over 2,000 heavily armed para-military GSU officers patrolled the troubled region.

Residents whose homes were burnt on Monday had already fled to seek refuge with their relatives in far-flung areas - and in schools within Tarassa division.

The deadly violence has claimed at least 100 lives and led to area Member of Parliament Dhadho Godhana losing his job as Livestock Assistant Minister after he was accused of inciting the warring communities.

Godhana has since appeared in court to face incitement charges, but he denies the allegations.

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