Nyang'oma Kogelo
| Nyang'oma Kogelo | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| county | Siaya County | ||
| Residents | 3648 pop. | ||
| height | 1288 m | ||
| mayor | James Ojwang 'Obalo | ||
| Nyang'oma Kogelo's homepage | |||
| Coordinates | 0 ° 1 ′ S , 34 ° 21 ′ E | ||
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Nyang'oma Kogelo is a town of about 3,600 in Siaya County in Kenya . The city became known as the birthplace of Barack Obama, Sr. , the father of the 44th President of the United States , Barack Obama . The city experienced a boom in the course of the presidential candidacy and the subsequent election of Obama. The city was connected to the electricity grid a few days after Obama's successful candidacy.
Infrastructure
Nyang'oma Kogelo has a primary school ( Senator Obama Primary School ) and a secondary school ( Senator Obama High School ). There is a health center and a police station since 2008.
Web links
- Data on Nyang'oma Kogelo at Falling Rain Genomics (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Strange revearsal in Kogelo , article in The EastAfrican , January 23, 2009, accessed February 5, 2010.
- ↑ Sleepy Kogelo village Transformed overnight , articles in the Daily Nation of 6 November 2008, accessed on 5 February, 2010.