Ogembo

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.[1]

Ogembo is located 380 km  west of Nairobi and has a population of 20,000.[2]

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[3].

Coordinates: 0°48′S 34°43′E / 0.800°S 34.717°E / -0.800; 34.717

  1. ↑ http://www.tripmondo.com/kenya/nyanza/ogembo/
  2. ↑ http://www.tripmondo.com/kenya/nyanza/ogembo/
  3. ↑ https://youtube.com/watch?v=zKueZxfJalA


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