Asili
Asili means origin.
Siaya is the ancestral home of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Raila Odinga and Barack Obama Sr, drawing visitors interested in Kenyan and world political history.
Siaya sits on Lake Victoria's north-eastern shore, where the Yala and Nzoia rivers meet the lake. It is the heartland of the Luo people, with lakes, papyrus swamps and quiet fishing villages.
Siaya is the ancestral home of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Raila Odinga and Barack Obama Sr, drawing visitors interested in Kenyan and world political history.
Fishing for Nile perch, tilapia and omena employs thousands, alongside maize, sorghum, rice, sugarcane and beekeeping.
Barack Obama's ancestral village, a national heritage site since 2009.
The Odinga family resting place, with Jaramogi Oginga Odinga's mausoleum and Raila Odinga's grave.
An oxbow lake for birdwatching, fishing and picnics.
Kenya's largest papyrus wetland and a refuge of the sitatunga antelope.
A sacred forested hill where tradition says Ramogi, father of the Luo, settled.
A scenic waterfall near Siaya town.
A lakeshore spot for boating and kayaking.
Communities with a historic home in Siaya. Today people from every part of Kenya live and work here.
Luo music rules here: the nyatiti lyre, ohangla drumming and Luo rumba. Fresh tilapia and omena with kuon (ugali) are everyday favourites.
June to September and December to February, when roads to the lakeshore and swamps are easier.
Siaya and its neighbours. Tap a county or a place to read about it.
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June to September and December to February, when roads to the lakeshore and swamps are easier.
Siaya is the ancestral home of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Raila Odinga and Barack Obama Sr, drawing visitors interested in Kenyan and world political history.
Siaya sits on Lake Victoria's north-eastern shore, where the Yala and Nzoia rivers meet the lake. It is the heartland of the Luo people, with lakes, papyrus swamps and quiet fishing villages. The county capital is Siaya, and the 2019 census counted 993,183 people across about 2,496 square kilometres.
JiweKisii CountyKisii soapstone is one of Kenya's best-known craft exports, and the fertile highlands feed the Lake Region.
NdiziNyamira CountyNyamira is a productive tea highland and holds sites central to Abagusii origins and resistance to colonial rule.
UkutaMigori CountyMigori holds Thimlich Ohinga, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is Kenya's main southern gateway to Tanzania.
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