2012–2013 Tana River District clashes
| 2012-2013 Tana River District clashes | |
|---|---|
| Location | 1°30′S 40°0′E / 1.500°S 40.000°E Tana River District |
| Date | August 22, 2012 – January 10, 2013 |
| Target | Orma people |
Attack type | Ethnic-communal clashes between Orma and Pokomo people |
| Weapons | Machetes, bows and arrows, spears, handguns |
| Deaths | 116 |
| Perpetrators | Pokomo people |
From August 2012 to January 2013, a series of ethnic clashes between the Orma and Pokomo peoples of Kenya's Tana River District resulted in the deaths of at least fifty-two people. The violence was the worst of its kind in Kenya since the country's 2007–08 crisis, which left 118 people dead and more than 13,500 displaced – over 50% of the 13,500 were children, women and the elderly.