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Thirteen years after the Riketa massacre in Tana Delta that left more than one hundred people dead, leaders from Tana River County are renewing calls for the national government to compensate the victims and their families. The clashes between pastoralists and farmers in 2012 remain etched in Kenya’s memory as one of the worst cases of ethnic violence outside the post-election crisis.
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Leaders call on government to compensate Riketa Massacre victims
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