Mathira massacre

Mathira Massacre
Karatina is located in Kenya
Karatina
Karatina
Karatina (Kenya)
LocationKaratina, Kenya
Attack type
Stonings and hackings
WeaponsAxes, clubs, machetes
DeathsAt least 29[1]
InjuredAt least 3
PerpetratorsMungiki

The Mathira massacre was a sequence of unanticipated stonings and hackings which occurred in Karatina, Nyeri District, Central Province in Kenya on 21 April 2009. At least twenty-nine people are known to have died and three others were injured after fighting was reported between residents of the town and alleged members of the illegal Mungiki sect, described as Kenya's version of tribal sects.[2] Police said the majority of the victims were of Mungiki affiliation.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference How Mungiki killer squad plotted massacre was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kenyan sect violence 'kills 24' was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Massacre as villagers clash with gangsters was invoked but never defined (see the help page).