The battle was between the ethnical Pokot cattle thieves and the Samburu herdsmen. The cattle thieves attacked an area where the herdsmen had their cattle grazing in the pastures.
Amongst the people who died were adult females and children. There were 21 Samburu inhabitants and 8 of the rustlers that died in the battle.
People have started fleeing the area and officials have brought in hundreds of police authorities to try and remedy the situation.
Just last week there were 15 people that died in asame attack and approximately 100 families had no place to go.
There are many factors contributing to the tension. The drought, violence brought on by members of groups using illegal weapons, and the government not being able to control the use of these weapons.
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