Another Silent Genocide? Kenya Police brutally attack Samburu tribe pastoralists
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Kenya Airforce choppers being used in the raid..jpg (0.5mb)
Man shot in the leg by security forces, one of many.jpg (0.4mb)
Dipa and other Lerata residents wondering what to do with calves left behind by the police and army after driving off their mothers.jpg (0.8mb)
Kenya Airforce & Kenya Police choppers being used in the raid..jpg (0.4mb)
Residents of Archer’s Post watch helplessly as cattle are driven out.jpg (1.3mb)
Residents of Archer’s Post watch helplessly as cattle are driven through the shopping centre.jpg (1.7mb)
woman breaking into tears after loosing all her cattle to the security forces..jpg (0.8mb)
Women in Lerata crying..jpg (0.8mb)
By: lionresearch
Posted: Mar 6 09
Witnessed: 2280 times
Regions: Africa, Eastern Africa, Kenya
Issues: Crimes against humanity, Genocide, Impunity
Tags: beatings, cultural preservation, genocide, impunity, indigenous, kenya, massacre, police brutality, Somali
Kenyan security forces moved into Lerata and neighboring villages, on a violent rampage, indiscriminately firing on unarmed villagers, including women and children, and beating villagers with clubs. The ground assault was accompanied by Kenyan forces strafing villagers on the ground with machine gun fire from helicopters.
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