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Deadly violence between two groups of asylum seekers claims 14 lives in Kakuma

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An injured asylum seeker at Kakuma Mission Hospital in Turkana County. [Bakari An'ela, Standard]

At least 14 people are feared dead following clashes between two South Sudanese communities being hosted at Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana County.

The violence between Nuer and Anyuak that has also seen several people wounded, erupted on Tuesday last week. Most of the injured are being treated in various health facilities in Turkana West.

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