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 in the Homa Bay county assembly located in Homa Bay town, which is the county 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.
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 prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Archbishop of Nairobi since 2021. He has been a bishop since 1996, serving as ordinary in Kericho from 1996 to 2003, Homa Bay from 2003 to 2018, and Kisumu from 2019 to 2021.
The Rt Revd David Hellingtone Kodia is the second and current Anglican Bishop of Bondo, serving from 2017.
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.
South Nyanza was an administrative district of Nyanza Province in western Kenya. It was headquartered in Kisumu. Following territorial transfer from Uganda to the East Africa Protectorate, Kisii District was administered as one unit with Ugaya District both headquartered in Karungu. Kisii was founded in 1907 and quickly rose to be the districts, Kisii and Ugaya, headquarters. At the time the districts were under Kisumu Province, later renamed Nyanza Province in 1909. They were later consolidated and referred to as South Kavirondo. In 1948, South Kavirondo was renamed South Nyanza. In 1962, Kisii District was carved out of South Nyanza. The smaller South Nyanza was then headquartered at Homa Bay.
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