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Rival gangs trade accusation as more are injured in Mombasa

Adnan Salim Alias Stana (24yrs) displays his cut wounds at their Mombasa's Sparki home in Mombasa County on Sunday,022nd April,2018. Stana claims he was slashed several times by a group of 20 armed youths from Majengo while attending a relative's Wedding night at Majengo hall last Friday. [Maarufu Mohamed,Standard]

They fight to maim and kill - with pangas, knives and their bare hands. And they post their acts on social media to prove their resilience.

Some social media posts seen by The Standard showed one of the groups going round boasting about their prowess and vowing to finish their opponents.

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