Port Bell is a small industrial centre in the greater metropolitan Kampala area, in Uganda. Port Bell has a rail link and a railroad ferry wharf used for International traffic across Lake Victoria to Tanzania and Kenya.
Kisumu is the third largest city in Kenya, the principal city of Western Kenya, and an important inland port in the Lake Victoria circuit. Kisumu serves as the capital city of Kisumu County, Kenya. While Kisumu city proper has a population of about 750,000, the Metropolitan Area population is 1,334, 574 making not only the third largest urban center in the country, but also the third largest metro after the capital city Nairobi and the coastal port and city, Mombasa. Kisumu is the immediate former capital of Nyanza Province, the headquarters of Kisumu County and the proposed headquarters of the Lake Region Economic Bloc, which is a conglomeration of 15 counties in Western Kenya. Kisumu is an important link in the trade route between Lake Victoria and Mombasa because of its water and rail connections. It is also the chief terminus for the agricultural produce of Nyanza and Western provinces. It is the largest and most important city in the Western Kenya. Kisumu serves as a trading and transportation hub for the Great Lakes region in western Kenya. Kisumu International Airport has regular flights to Nairobi and other neighboring cities such as Mombasa, Mwanza, and Kigali. It is the second most important city after Kampala in the greater Lake Victoria basin and according to the United Nations it is now recognized as a key city and a ‘Millennium City’ – the first of its kind in the world and also in East Africa. Kisumu is famous for being the home town of Barack Hussein Obama Sr, the father to the 44th president of the United States, Barack H. Obama.
Maseno University is a university based in Maseno, Kisumu, Kenya, founded in 1990. It is one of many public universities in Kenya. It has over 10,000 students pursuing programs offered in the university campuses and it is currently ranked among the best universities in Kenya.
Nakuru is the fourth-largest city in kenya.It is the capital of Nakuru County and former capital of the Rift Valley Province. Its 2018 population is approximately half a million from the 307,990 inhabitants within its town limits in 2009 census.
Kisii is a municipality and a major urban center in south-western Kenya. It is the capital of the Kisii County which has a population of 1,266,860 according to the Kenya National Census of 2019. Kisii Town also serves as the main urban and commercial center in the Gusii Highlands and the South Nyanza region and the second largest town in greater Nyanza after Kisumu City. As of 2009, Kisiii town proper had a population of 200,000 people. It is a bustling town and a home to several businesses, organizations, educational institutions and government agencies. Kisii municipality sits right at the center of the western Kenya tourist circuit that includes the Tabaka Soapstone Carvings, Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Lambwe Valley Game Reserve and the entire Lake Victoria basin. The town continues to serve these former districts, the larger South Nyanza County and the Trans Mara area of western Narok County in commerce. Kisii town connects the Great Rift Valley and Nairobi to Migori and the Kenya-Tanzania border and has a sizable manufacturing industry based on agriculture primarily plantation farming.
Kericho is the biggest town in Kericho County located in the highlands west of the Kenyan Rift Valley. Standing on the edge of the Mau Forest, Kericho has a warm and temperate climate making it an ideal location for agriculture and in particular, the large scale cultivation of tea.
Kisumu County is one of 47 counties in the Republic of Kenya. Its borders follow those of the original Kisumu District, one of the former administrative districts of the former Nyanza Province in western Kenya. Its headquarters is Kisumu City. It has a population of 1,155,574. The land area of Kisumu County totals 2085.9 km2.
Kisumu Telkom is a Kenyan football club based in Kisumu. The club was formerly known as Kisumu Postal, tha name was changed in 1998. They were a member of the top division in Kenyan football. Their home stadium is Moi Stadium. The club relegated from Kenyan Premier League after 2005–2006 but the next season did not take part in Nationwide League, the second tier league in Kenya.
Chemelil is a town in Kisumu County, Kenya. It is part of Muhoroni District. Chemelil has a railway station along the Nairobi-Kisumu Railway between the stations of Kibigori and Muhoroni. The town is located 40 kilometres east of Kisumu, the county capital. Muhoroni, another town, is located 10 kilometres east of Chemelil.
Kisumu International Airport is an airport in Kisumu, Kenya. It is the third-busiest airport in Kenya and the country's fourth international airport. Although classified as an international airport, scheduled passenger service is available only to Nairobi and Mombasa. The airport is set for a second phase of a 4.9 billion shilling expansion that will include the construction of a parallel taxiway, cargo apron and associated facilities.
Kisumu Rural Constituency was a former electoral constituency in Kenya. It was one of three constituencies of Kisumu District. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. The constituency has eight wards, all of which elect councillors for Kisumu County Council.
Kisumu Town East is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seven constituencies of Kisumu County. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections, when the larger Kisumu Town Constituency was split into Kisumu Town West and East Constituencies. The constituency has six wards, all electing councillors for Kisumu municipality.
Kisumu Town West is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seven constituencies of Kisumu County. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections, when the larger Kisumu Town Constituency was split into Kisumu Town East and West Constituencies. The constituency has eleven wards, all electing councillors for Kisumu municipality.
SS Nyanza is a disused passenger-cargo steamer on Lake Victoria in East Africa. She is one of seven Clyde-built ships called Nyanza that were launched between 1867 and 1956.
The 2012 CECAFA Cup was the 36th edition of the annual CECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). The tournament, which was held in Uganda from 24 November to 8 December, saw South Sudan participate in their first international football tournament. Hosts Uganda beat Kenya in the final to extend their record to 13 titles.
Kisumu Rugby Football Club is a Kenyan rugby union club based in Kisumu. Also known as Lakeside RFC, for the 2015-16 season the club competes in the Nationwide League.
The knockout stage of the 2013 CECAFA Cup began on 7 December with the quarter-finals and ended on 12 December with the final. Matches were played at the Mombasa Municipal Stadium in Mombasa and the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi. The Moi Stadium in Kisumu was originally scheduled to host the semi-finals, but the matches were moved to the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos and the Mombasa Municipal Stadium to allow the stadium to be completely refurbished.
Nairobi Stima is an association football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. The club currently competes in the Kenyan National Super League.
Real Kisumu is an association football club based in Kisumu, Kenya. The team plays its home games at the Moi Stadium.
The 2017 CECAFA Cup was the 39th edition of the annual CECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of the national teams of member nations of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). It took place in Kenya in December 2017.
