Sudanese Killed in a Nakuru Clan fight

By Vincent Mabatuk and Agneta Otieno

One person was killed and two others admitted in hospital in critical condition following a clash between two warring Sudanese clans living in Nakuru town.

The three Sudanese nationals were attacked with pangas at their home in Langalanga estate on Monday night in what relatives and police termed as an escalation of differences in their motherland.

The other two were rushed to St Elizabeth Hospital with the body of the deceased being taken to Nakuru War Memorial Mortuary.

The conflict is said to be between Ayual and Dachuek clans. Those who were attacked were from the Dachuek clan.

The deceased who was aged 20 and a student at Jomo Kenyatta High School died on the spot after he sustained deep cuts on the head.

Early this month, the assailants attacked the same home injuring four people among them the deceased, as they headed home after attending a communal ceremony in recognition of South Sudan’s independence at Afraha Stadium.

The party was allegedly organised by members of Dachuek clan.

"The deceased was nursing head wounds he sustained from the previous attacks when he met his death", said Peter Enuar a relative.

Confirming the incident Nakuru OCPD Johnston Ipara said police are following possible leads on three suspects believed to be behind the attack.

Ipara said the Southern Sudan ambassador to Kenya was in Nakuru town to try and reconcile the two clans.

However, relatives said the conflict between the two clans in Nakuru was triggered by a fight in Wanglei town in Southern Sudan that led to the killing of 23 people from both Ayual and Dachuek clans.

A Sudanese living in the estate, Moses Pul accused Ayual clansmen for attacking the Dachuek despite the truce mediated by their Government authorities after the skirmishes in Wanglei town in March this year.

"This has aggravated the tension and left us in utter horror and confusion. We feel under siege because we are not sure of the next move they will take," said Pul.

He wondered how the police failed to arrest the assailants who are well known by the victims after the first attack even after providing them with vital information.

Following the incident, Sudanese living in Kenya are now calling on the Kenyan Government and the security intelligence to step in and act on the matter.

In April this year, a Dachuek student living in Nakuru was attacked by the rival clan gang with Pangas with the suspects being arrested but were released later under unclear circumstances.

During the same month, another student from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Nakuru campus was also attacked for similar reasons forcing him to relocate to another branch for security reasons.

In May this year, a Dachuek student studying at Mt Kenya University in Nakuru town campus was forced to flee to Uganda after he was attacked.