an ▁Church ▁of ▁Ken ya . ▁ ▁Con duct ▁In ▁mid - August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁trib al ▁conflict ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁highest ▁death ▁to ll ▁through ▁deliber ate ▁kill ings ▁since ▁the ▁last ▁election . ▁Though ▁the ▁specific ▁instance ▁had ▁no ▁clear ▁mot ive , ▁past ▁cl ash es ▁have ▁occurred ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁mis use ▁of ▁land ▁and ▁water ▁resources , ▁however ▁this ▁instance ▁was ▁reported ly ▁larger ▁in ▁scale ▁and ▁intensity . ▁Spe cul ation ▁was ▁made ▁of ▁links ▁to ▁the ▁election ▁amid ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁political ▁t ensions . ▁During ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁party ▁nomin ations ▁held ▁between ▁ 1 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁un rest ▁was ▁seen ▁in ▁several ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁most ▁not ably ▁in ▁N airo bi , ▁Ny anza ▁and ▁Central ▁Provin ces ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁elections ▁were ▁largely ▁peace ful , ▁other ▁than ▁an ▁incident ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁hours ▁of ▁ 4 ▁March ▁just ▁before ▁pol ls ▁opened , ▁when ▁a ▁gang ▁killed ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁police ▁officers ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Ch ang am we , ▁M omb asa . ▁and ▁in ▁K w ale ▁county . ▁The ▁authorities ▁immediately ▁bl amed ▁the ▁M omb asa ▁Republican ▁Council ▁( a ▁fr inge ▁separ at ist ▁group ▁that ▁had ▁opposed ▁the ▁elections ▁and ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁Ken ya ’ s ▁coast al ▁zone ▁should ▁be ▁a ▁separate ▁country ) ▁and ▁arrested ▁some