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Coordinates: 0°27′S34°53′E / 0.45°S 34.88°E | |
Country | Kenya |
County | Homa Bay County |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Climate | Am |
Kabondo is a settlement in Kenya's Homa Bay County. [1]
Homa may refer to:
Homa Bay is a town on the south shore of Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, in western Kenya. It lies near Mount Homa and Ruma National Park, the latter noted for Jackson's hartebeests and roan antelope.
Homa Bay County is a county in the former Nyanza Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Homa Bay. The county has a population of 1,131,950 and an area of 3,154.7 km2. Lake Victoria is a major source of livelihood for Homa Bay County. It has 40 wards, each represented by an MCA in the Homa Bay county assembly located in Homa Bay town, which is the county headquarters.
Rachuonyo District was an administrative district in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Kosele, and previously, Oyugis. The district had a population of 307,126 and an area of 945 km². The district had two constituencies, Kasipul Kabondo and Karachuonyo, which have been part of Homa Bay County since 2010.
Mount Homa is a mountain located in western Kenya. It forms a broad peninsula on the southern shore of Winam Gulf, an extension of Lake Victoria. This peninsula defines Homa Bay and the mountaintop is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the town of that name.
Oyugis is the second-largest town in Homa Bay County in Nyanza Kenya. The town lies along the Kisumu-Kisii highway. It is the commercial and financial centre of Rachuonyo Sub-County in Homa Bay County of the former Nyanza Province.
Kendu Bay is a bay and town in Kenya. The area is the part of Rachuonyo North District in Homa Bay County.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay is a diocese located in the city of Homa Bay in the ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.
Joseph Oyugi Magwanga is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the NASA Movement and was elected to represent the Kasipul Kabondo Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election. he has been viewed by the constituents as one of the best performing member of parliament.
Gerald Otieno Kajwang was a Kenyan politician. He belonged to the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Mbita Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the December 2007 parliamentary election. In the bitterly contested 2013 elections, Otieno Kajwang was elected to represent Homa Bay County in the Senate of Kenya. Upon his death, his brother, Moses Otieno Kajwang won the election to succeed him in Parliament, representing Homa Bay.
Kasipul Kabondo Constituency was an electoral constituency in Kenya. It was one of two constituencies in Rachuonyo District. With the new constitution of 2010, the constituency was divided into Kasipul Constituency and Kabondo Constituency, both in Homa Bay County.
Ndhiwa Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Homa Bay County. The constituency has seven wards, all electing councillors to the Homa Bay County Council.
Rangwe Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Homa Bay County. It was established for the 1988 general elections.
Mbita Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Homa Bay County. It was one of two constituencies in the former Suba District.
Gwassi Constituency was an electoral constituency in Kenya. It was one of two constituencies in the former Suba District, which has since been merged into Homa Bay County. The constituency had seven wards, all electing councillors to the Suba County Council.
Homa Bay Airport, also known as Kabunde Airstrip, is an airport located 6 km (3.7 mi) from the town of Homa Bay in Homa Bay County, Kenya. It was modernised in 2015 and received its first commercial flights in January 2016.
Sub-counties, also known as Districts, are the decentralised units through which government of Kenya provides functions and services. At national level, sub-counties take a more administrative function like security, statistical purposes, provision of government services, etc. Even though the sub-counties are divisions of counties, powers to create new national sub-counties lies with the national government. As of 2023, there are 314 sub-counties, compared to 290 constituencies. A deputy county commissioner is appointed by the state to lead each sub-county. The sub-counties are further divided into divisions, locations and sub-locations.
Kasipul is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Homa Bay County. Kasipul constituency was established from the 2010 constitution with the code number 245 from Kasipul kabondo constituency and Kabondo constituency formed the other half. The home town for the residents is Oyugis which is one of the Municipalities in Homabay County.
Kabondo Kasipul is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Homa Bay County.
Linus Okok Okwach, was a Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay. He was appointed as bishop of Homa Bay on 18 October 1993 and he resigned on 20 February 2002.