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Inter-tribal clashes in Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya have left at least five people dead and more than a dozen injured.
The fighting took place in the South Sudanese camp, involving both the Nuer and Anuak ethnic groups. The wounded reportedly included a Congolese and a South Sudanese Dinka.
Eyewitness Adhieng Akway Oman told Radio Tamazuj that the conflict that broke out on June 20, World Refugee Day, persisted due to a cycle of reprisals and spread to members of other communities.
He revealed that the conflict was caused by a dispute over the headscarf.
Duol Kang Chak, a former Nuer community chairman, said the community had lost one member and several others were in hospital in critical condition.
He said the dead have not been buried yet as tension remains high in the camp and many have fled to police stations and other safe areas.
Both the Nuer and Anuak communities have blamed each other for the outbreak of the conflict. Radio Tamazuj was unable to independently verify the allegations.
A letter from the camp administrator’s office dated June 26, 2024 stated that movement in and around the camp’s Kalobeyei settlement was restricted to 7pm to 6am (+3GMT).
The Kakuma refugee camp was established in 1991 and is located on the shores of Lake Turkana on the border between Kenya and South Sudan. It is managed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and is under the jurisdiction of the Kenyan government.
The camp is home to more than 200,000 refugees, mostly from South Sudan, but also from Sudan, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Ethiopia and Uganda.
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