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| suburbs of nairobi | |
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GANG VIOLENCE Mathare has recently been damaged by violence between rival gangs the Taliban (not to be confused with the Islamist Group of the same name), a Luo group, and the Mungiki , a Kikuyu group. Brewers of an illegal alcoholic drink, Chang'aa , asked the Taliban for help after the Mungiki tried to raise their taxes on the drink; since then, fighting between the two has led to the burning of hundreds of homes and at least 10 deaths. Police entered the slum on November 7, 2006, and the Military arrived a day later, but many residents who fled are still afraid to return. On June 5, 2007, the Mungiki murdered two police officers in Mathare; the same night, police retaliated by killing 22 people and detaining around 100.1 REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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