A border dispute pitting two communities in Tana River and Kitui counties on Saturday morning turned ugly after suspected security officers shot and killed more than 100 camels in two different locations. Residents of Boka and Bisan Hargeisa, Tana River county, are yet to come to terms with the horrifying incident. The longstanding border dispute between residents of Mwingi in Kitui county and those in Basin Hargeisa, Tana River, has led to the loss of lives and property destruction. Herders said security officers in two vehicles and a lorry descended on their camels at noon and indiscriminately sprayed them with bullets. Tana River county commissioner Boaz Cherotich told the Star on the phone that he was out the station.

Source: The Star May 29, 2017 21:11 UTC