The bloodletting in Tana Delta may be linked to scramble for fertile soils by multi-nationals besides animosity between local communities. Local leaders and residents now blame the sporadic violence on external forces out to drive the communities out of the area and take their land...Tana River County Chairman Gure Golo...suspects some people interested in the land are using dirty tactics to fuel clashes and later occupy it with ease after people flee to other towns. “If this is not the case, then why burn the villages and destroy property without making arrests?”...However, Tana Delta DC David Kiprop believes the investments plans by the government mean well to the locals… “…When investors come to put up investments, the government will engage the communities and stakeholders in dialogue,” he says. [refers to Tiomin Kenya, Mumias Sugar, Mat International, Beford Biofuels]