Mbita Point is a town in the former province of Nyanza, Kenya, currently in Homa Bay County, on the shores of Lake Victoria. It is home to the Thomas Odhiambo campus of the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE). A public primary school formerly international and a clinic are hosted by the centre. Mbita has several other primary schools as well as secondary schools. A small sub-district hospital is in the town. The main district hospital is in the neighbouring town of Sindo, 17 km away. Mbita has had water and electricity since 2005. Mbita Point has an urban population of 6100, but the population grows rapidly due to urbanization, new technologies like cell phone coverage and internet connection through cyber cafes, electrification, trade and education. The town was the capital of the former Suba District.
Siaya County is one of the counties in the former Nyanza Province in the Western part of Kenya. It is bordered by Busia County to the north, Kakamega County and Vihiga County's to the northeast and Kisumu County to the southeast. It shares a water border with Homa Bay County which is located south of Siaya County. The total area of the county is approximately 2,496.1 km2. The county lies between latitude 0° 26' to 0° 18' north and longitude 33° 58' east and 34° 33' west. Siaya has been split up into six new districts. Under the Constitution 2010, the role of districts are still unclear as much of administrative authority is being transferred to the county. The capital is Siaya, even though the largest town is Bondo.
Winam Gulf is a significant extension of northeastern Lake Victoria into western Kenya. Formerly known as Kavirondo Gulf, Nyanza Gulf, and Lake Nyanza Gulf, it is a shallow inlet and is connected to the main lake by Rusinga Channel, which is partly masked from the main body of the lake by islands.
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 to the assembly in Homa Bay town as its headquarters.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu is the Latin Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in western Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Nyeri, one of four in Kenya, Eastern Africa, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Kendu Bay is a bay and town in Kenya. The area is the part of Rachuonyo North District in Homa Bay County. It is located on the shore of Lake Victoria along Katito-Homa-Bay road. It is the headquarters of the district. Kisumu, the largest urban centre in Kenya's western region, is located 40 kilometres north of Kendu Bay, but the route to Kisumu, which goes via Ahero, is much longer as it circumvents Winam Gulf in between kisumu- Ahero- Katito- Kendu Bay is 70 km from Kisumu town. Kendu Bay is also linked by a road to Homa Bay, located 30 kilometres southwest.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bungoma is a diocese located in the city of Bungoma in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret is a diocese located in the city of Eldoret in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kakamega is a diocese located in the city of Kakamega in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kisii is a diocese located in the city of Kisii in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitale is a diocese located in the city of Kitale in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodwar is a diocese located in the city of Lodwar in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kericho is a diocese located in the city of Kericho in the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nakuru is a diocese located in the city of Nakuru in the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong is a diocese located in the city of Ngong in the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.
The Anglican dioceses of Maseno are the Anglican presence in and around Maseno, the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, and the western slopes of Mount Elgon, south-west Kenya; they are part of the Anglican Church of Kenya. The remaining dioceses of the Church area in the areas of Mombasa, of Mount Kenya, and of Nakuru.
Philip Anyolo is a Kenyan Roman Catholic Bishop who serves as Archbishop of Nairobi. He was ordained priest for the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya, on October 15, 1983. Pope John Paul II appointed Philip Anyolo as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kericho on December 6, 1995. He was consecrated as bishop in Kericho on February 3, 1996. Anyolo served as the Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Kericho, Kenya, until March 22, 2003.
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.
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