Nomads battle leaves 38 dead in Kenya

A battle for livestock between Ethiopian and Kenyan nomads has left 38 people dead in drought-stricken northern Kenya.

Dongiro warriors crossed into Kenya and attacked Turkana herdsmen in order to steal their animals, said Njenga Miiri, the district commissioner for Turkana.

The fighting killed 30 of the raiders and eight Kenyans, all of them women and children.

The clashes took place in the remote village of Lokamarinyang, along the Kenya-Ethiopia border and 260 miles north of Lodwar, said area aid worker Lucas Ariong.

News of last Friday’s battle only reached the regional capital this morning.