Orma people
The Orma people are a community found in eastern Kenya belonging to the Oromo ethnic group, mostly along the lower Tana River.[1] They are semi-nomadic shepherds, and they live in the southeastern deserts of Kenya except during the rainy season, when they move their herds inland.
Orma village in Tana River County, Kenya
The Orma people number 158,993 in 2019.[2] They are related to the Borana Oromo people to the north[1] and speak the Orma language, a variety of Oromo. They trace their roots from Ethiopia.
Orma people are mainly Muslims. One can easily confuse them with Somalis. Like other pastoral communities, the Orma people have no personal land ownership. Their land is community owned.
See also
- Orma language
- 2012 Tana River District clashes
References
- Shingledecker, Ken (1982). Unreached Peoples of Kenya Project: Tana River report (Pokomo, Orma, Malakote, Korokoro). Daystar Communications. p. 17.
- "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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