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Tana Delta farmers fear for future harvests as saltwater creeps inland

A farmer tends to his rice field in Ozi, Tana River County. [File, Standard]

In an ordinary July, the air in Tana River County’s Ozi area is thick and humid, with rice paddies swaying to the breeze from the Indian Ocean.

The wind carries a subtle salty tang that settles at the back of the throat, a taste farmers like Asha Katana know all too well.

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