The Isiolo Massacre refers collectively to a series of
massacres
A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when per ...
of ethnic
Somalis
The Somalis ( so, Soomaalida 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒆𐒖, ar, صوماليون) are an ethnic group native to the Horn of Africa who share a common ancestry, culture and history. The Lowland East Cushitic Somali language is the shared ...
by Kenyan security personnel in the 1960s in
Isiolo County
Isiolo County is a county in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. Its population is 268,002 (2019 census) and its capital and largest city is Isiolo. Isiolo County is to be the first county to be developed as part of the Kenya Vision 2030 pr ...
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Massacre
During the
Shifta War in the 1960s, civilians of the
Kenyan Somali community were murdered by government soldiers, including the 1967 killing of 18 elders in the Isiolo Mosque during prayer time at around noon. There were an estimated 2,700 Somali Kenyans killed Isiolo County at the hand of Kenyan security forces.
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1960s in Kenya
Massacres in 1967
Isiolo County
Massacres in Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
Ethnic Somali people