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Ogembo is a small farming town in Kisii County, Kenya. Her inhabitants are the abagusii community. The town started around 1860 by the locals and around 1920s it became a commercial center for the Indians and a government centre for the colonial rule in the area. The surrounding area is well known for banana farming and tea farming.[ citation needed ] Ogembo is located 380 km  west of Nairobi and has a population of 20,000.[ citation needed ]

It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kisii.

Ogembo, Kenya was featured in a November 2017 episode of American television show Dr. Phil. [1]

Coordinates: 0°48′S34°43′E / 0.800°S 34.717°E / -0.800; 34.717

  1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : What ‘Dr. Phil’ Team Discovers In Kenya When Searching For Woman’s Boyfriend. YouTube .


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