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Orma village in the Tana River District of Kenya
Orma village in the Tana River District of Kenya

The Orma is a tribe found in Eastern Kenya, mostly along the lower Tana River. Tana River District is a district of Coast Province, Kenya. ... The 440-mile Tana River is the longest river in Kenya, and gives its name to the Tana River District. ...


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The Orma (535 words)
Orma women were, from a Western point of view, completely subservient, to the men.
But with each side entrenched, and the Pakomo never quite having forgiven the Orma for encroaching on their territory, it often lead to killings, as well as an increase in tension.
The Orma people had come south as a result of famine (or was it war?) in Ethiopia, many years before, and had settled in the Tana River area.
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