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Marsabit conflict has worrying traits of genocide in the making

A herdsman looks after camels in Sololo, Moyale sub-county in Marsabit. [David Njaaga, Standard]

The simmering tension as result of the conflict between Borana and Gabra communities is gradually mutating into a deadly affair.

The conflict is no longer the regular pastoralist fight over natural resources; water and pasture. Seasons no longer dictate the tenor of this conflict either — the conflict happens during the dry spells and as well as during the rainy seasons. 

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