Kenya: Conflict Dynamics On Kenya's Coast

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Mombasa — A string of attacks by gunmen on communities in Kenya's southeastern Coast Province over the past six weeks has left more than 100 people dead, and the real fear of yet more violence to come.

The death toll in the raids in Lamu and Tana River counties is undisputed. There is also a general agreement that the cause of the violence is "politics and land". But on who is behind the attacks, and why, the consensus is shakier.

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