PHOTO | BILLY MUTAI | FILE A member of Wagalla Massacre Foundation protests against reinstatement of Mr Bethuel Kiplagat as chairman of TJRC at NHIF building in Nairobi on February 27, 2012.
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Residents say operation caused poverty in Northern Kenya
The Shifta War marked the beginning of systematic and widespread violation of human rights including mass killings in Northern Kenya, a new report on historical injustices reveals.
The report released by the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) says officially 2,000 people were killed during the Shifta War waged between 1964 to 1967. However, the report notes that unofficial estimates place the death toll at 7,000.
