Kenyan Fighting Reveals Ethnic Tensions [2 tribes involved in fighting]

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Kenyan Fighting Reveals Ethnic Tensions

By KATHARINE HOURELD – 2 days ago

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Sixteen-year-old Dan Mugambi stands guard at a bridge in his Nairobi slum, one skinny hand on his machete, ashes caught in his hair.

Behind him, hundreds of angry young men — armed with knives, machetes, saws and shovels — scream as they watch homes burn. These men belong to Kenya's dominant Kikuyu tribe.

Across the bridge, where members of the rival Luo tribe have gathered, comes even more screaming, equally enraged.

The two groups exchange insults and stones, waiting for the other to attack. The fighting has been fierce. People are slashed with machetes, their homes torched. The desire for revenge is strong.