At least 310 Kenyans have been killed and over 215,000 forced out of their homes, following ethnic violence that rocked the Northern Kenya region, this year.
According to a United Nations report, by AFP, the number of people killed and forced to flee in the first six months of 2015 is already the same as the those killed and evicted in the entire 2014.
From January 1 to June 30, 2015, 310 people reportedly lost their lives, 195 were injured and 216,294 displaced.
In 2014, 310 people were killed, 214 wounded and 220,000 displaced, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
The major reasons behind the ethnic conflicts are said to be unresolved border conflicts, cattle rustling and revenge attacks, competition over land and water resources, and political conflict.
Easy access to automatic weapons and the absence of state security officers have been cited as the factors that have worsened the rivalry between warring communities.
The areas that were hard hit by the ethnic violence were the northern regions of Turkana, Baringo, Samburu, Marsabit and Isiolo.
Some of the worst violence incidents were reportedly between the Pokot and Turkana communities, as well as between the Turkana and Samburu people.
