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| Many dead in fresh Tana River clashes on Kenyan coast | Many dead in fresh Tana River clashes on Kenyan coast |
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| At least 30 people have been killed in fresh clashes between rival farming communities in the Tana River district on the Kenyan coast, police say. | |
| The latest outbreak of violence is reported to be a revenge attack by Pokomo farmers on Orma homesteads. | The latest outbreak of violence is reported to be a revenge attack by Pokomo farmers on Orma homesteads. |
| More than 100 villagers died in August and September as rivalry flared between the two communities. | More than 100 villagers died in August and September as rivalry flared between the two communities. |
| Many of the victims then were women and children and security forces were deployed to end the violence. | Many of the victims then were women and children and security forces were deployed to end the violence. |
| Police say that in the latest attack houses in Kipao village have been burnt and there have been casualties on both sides. | Police say that in the latest attack houses in Kipao village have been burnt and there have been casualties on both sides. |
| The Red Cross say they know of at least 30 dead and 30 others seriously wounded, including a one-year-old child. More than 40 houses were set ablaze. | |
| Search teams are said to be combing the area around the village, looking for further victims. | Search teams are said to be combing the area around the village, looking for further victims. |
| Police reinforcements and emergency officials are being flown to the scene, while the wounded are being taken to the port city of Mombasa for treatment. | |
| In August, the two communities clashed in a dispute over Orma farmers grazing their cattle on land that the Pokomo say is theirs. | In August, the two communities clashed in a dispute over Orma farmers grazing their cattle on land that the Pokomo say is theirs. |
| Settled Pokomo farmers and semi-nomadic Orma pastoralists have clashed intermittently for years over access to grazing, farmland and water in the coastal region. | Settled Pokomo farmers and semi-nomadic Orma pastoralists have clashed intermittently for years over access to grazing, farmland and water in the coastal region. |
| According to police, tensions between the two communities have risen in recent days. | |
| Police, who have been camping out in the remote region, have been trying to disarm the two groups. | Police, who have been camping out in the remote region, have been trying to disarm the two groups. |
| But the UN says the latest deaths may be related to the redrawing of political boundaries ahead of next year's general election. | |
| An MP from the region has been arrested for inciting violence and the BBC's Bashkash Jugsodaay says it is likely politics was behind the most recent clashes. | |
| The last election in 2007 was marred by ethnic violence. More than 1,300 people were killed, mainly in the Rift Valley in western Kenya. |