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Residents of Mnagoni and Mapotea group ranches during a public baraza in Ganze Sub-County, Kilifi County. [Marion Kithi, Standard]
The escalating conflicts between Somali pastoralists and the local Giriama community in Bamba Ward, Kilifi County, are turning ugly by the day, raising fears of the repeat of past tribal clashes.
Last week, a confrontation nearly broke out between armed herders and some youths who were manning Kwa Hakatsa waterpan. The youths are opposed to the grazing of cattle by pastoralists in the area.
The locals say the water pan, constructed by the county government of Kilifi, benefits at least 4000 residents and that the influx of the herders heightens the risk of acute waterborne diseases.
