Orma (clan)

The Orma are semi-nomadic people who live in the southeastern parts of Kenya in Tana River and Lamu counties. Some key Orma cities are Hola (the capital of Tana River County), Garsen, Bura and Witu.

The Orma are one of the clans of the greater Oromo people, commonly associated with Ethiopia. In the late nineteenth century, wars with neighboring tribes forced the Orma clan to migrate south. Some moved to the rich delta area of the lower Tana River and others settled west of the river. .They are pastoralists and almost all are Muslims. In 2019 the Orma numbered 158,993.

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