Elite blamed for Tana Delta violence

Businessmen, the political class and elites from within and outside Tana River are behind the violence that has claimed more than 160 lives at the Tana Delta, coast provincial police Agreyy Adoli boss has said. He was speaking at a press conference in Mombasa after reports emerged that seven peope had been killed in a morning attack at Nduru village in the Tana Delta. “There is deep rooted animosity and hatred caused by political contest in the area. You cannot say the conflict is about crops or land for grazing, no. This is politically instigated violence...