Incident Summary:
01/04/2008: Kenyan militias crossed into Uganda and pushed at least 30 Kenyan refugees into the Kipkaren River in the Rift Valley Province of western Kenya 50 miles from the Uganda border where they drowned. This attack was part of the uprising and tribal conflict following the Kenyan presidential elections.
Overview
GTD ID:
200801040014
When:
2008-01-04
Country:
Kenya
Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Rift Valley
City:
Kipkaren
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Armed Assault |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property |
Name of Entity |
Rival Tribe |
Specific Description |
Tribe members |
Nationality of Target |
Kenya |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Property Damage |
No |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Firearms |
Unknown Gun Type |
Weapon Details |
The primary weapons were guns, to intimidate people into the river. However, the ultimate weapon was the river itself. |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Additional Information |
"The conflict in this area is that the President ""won"" re-election, and minority tribes accused him of rigging the election. Several Kenyans, especially those from the majority tribe, fled the rioting that occurred after the election results were announced. In this case, the victims were members of the majority tribe, and the perpetrators were members of the minority." |
Who
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name |
Claimed Responsibility |
Unknown |
No |
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
Unknown |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
0 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
30 Fatalities |
Total Number of Fatalities |
30 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
0 |
Total Number of Injured |
Unknown |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
0 |
Sources
Sources
"At least 30 Kenyan refugees drowned in Uganda: official," Agence France Presse, January 7, 2008." |
"Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa, John Emojong and Andrew Bagala, "Thirty fleeing Kenyans Drown," Daily Moniter, January 7, 2008." |
"Michelle Faul, "Kenyan opposition calls off rallies; US envoy says Kenyans were cheated in vote," The Associated Press, January 7, 2008." |