Death toll in Ikwiriri clashes rises to five

THE GUARDIAN

24 05 2012

 At least five people have lost their lives so far, with scores others injured in clashes over grazing land between peasants and herdsmen in Ikwiriri district, the Guardian has learnt.

The clashes are reported to have been aggravated by an excessive increase in the number of cattle in the area, from the originally proposed 50,000 to over 300,000 cattle, a situation the local people blame on corrupt village and district officials who are accused of receiving bribes from pastoralists without due regard to the available area.

The remarks were made by several people interviewed by The Guardian in collaboration with a team from the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) who had gone to the area to assess the situation following severe clashes which erupted on May 20, this year. Read more…

~ par Alain Bertho sur 25 Mai 2012.

Publié dans émeutes, riots