Eight arrested as Tana Delta fighting claims four lives

Kilifi County Commissioner Joseph Keter, flanked by among others the Tana River County Governor Hussein Dhado (right) and the Kilifi County Governor Amason Kingi (left) address the Internaly displaced persons camping at the Kurawa-Kanagoni Primary School in Kilifi County on Friday,07th August 2015 evening. An estimated 700 Kenyans including children are currently camping at the School after escaping from their Msurujani-Katsangoni ancestral villages at the Kilifi and Tana River County borders following clashes between Farmers and Pastoralists.PHOTO/MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD

Eight people linked to the fighting between the Orma and Giriama communities that has claimed four lives, have been arrested.

The fighting, which began last Sunday between the Giriama and Orma communities, has led to the displacement of residents of the Hurara, Katsangani and Michiraka region who have fled to safer grounds.