‘Ngoroko’…. Turkana raiders attack 20 kms west of base….
Category: Samburu, Turkana | Date: Jul 20 2008 | By: milgistrust
The tribal fighting is really hotting up..15th july…9 dead… 5 wounded.. [including one of our scouts, luckily not serious]… over 200 cows taken.. The Turkana V Samburu.. Big battle was fought 20 kms west of our base where the Suiyan Lugga meets the Parsaloi!!.. Full moon ..a good time to plan this as they can get well away with there bounty before the sun rises…They hit at 12 pm just as every one was settling down to sleep… and fought through the night… but the cattle were rushed off, and the back guard kept the rescuers at bay,,, In the last three months 2 attacks north of here…. in a place called Masiketa..3 people were killed, several hurt including one child who was trampeled by the running cows… Yes.. this is 2008… But this has been going on for centuaries, …And after the latest round of circumsision ceremonis in 2006.. There are many young warriors looking for action!!.. Things have really flared up in the last 6 months…But ‘life goes on’!!!
Samburu warriorZoundry..with the Parsaloi Lugga behind where the attack happend..
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3 Responses to “‘Ngoroko’…. Turkana raiders attack 20 kms west of base….”
admin, on 20 Jul 2008
Sounds terrible Helen! What is being done to stop these senseless killings?
Annie, on 21 Jul 2008
Very scary….but this is part of the culture hate toe here a child was trampled…..
sheryl, washington dc, on 21 Jul 2008
Owning humans as slaves used to be part of our culture and it was such a bad thing that it was abolished. Excusing this warring as a “cultural tradition” doesn’t make it any less repugnant.
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