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'''Nyang’oma Kogelo''', also known as '''Kogelo''', is a village in [[Siaya District]], [[Nyanza Province]], [[Kenya]]. It is located near the [[equator]], 60 kilometres (37&nbsp;mi) west-northwest of [[Kisumu]], the provincial capital. The population of Nyangoma-Kogelo is 3,648.<ref name="strange">The EastAfrican, January 23, 2009: [http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/-/434746/518930/-/15k1e8e/-/index.html Strange revearsal in Kogelo]</ref>

== Services ==

It is a typical Kenyan rural village with most residents living modestly through small-scale farming.<ref>Kenya Times, November 7, 2008: [http://www.kenyatimesonline.com/content.asp?catid=2&articleId=2934 Kogelo village hits news headlines across the world]</ref> The village has a shopping centre with shops and a bar.<ref name="attraction">Daily Nation, November 18, 2008: [http://www.nation.co.ke/News/regional/-/1070/492000/-/6lknaf/-/index.html Kogelo big attraction for land buyers and business owners]</ref> The village has a primary school (Senator Obama Primary School) and a high school (Senator Obama Secondary School). The land for both schools was donated by [[Barack Obama, Sr.]], a native of the village and they were renamed after his son and then U.S. senator [[Barack Obama]] in 2006.<ref name="homecoming">The Standard, July 17, 2006: [http://www.propertykenya.com/news/011015-villagers-hopes-in-obamas-homecoming.php Villagers' Hopes in Obama's Homecoming]</ref> There is also a health centre.<ref name="jubilation">BBC News, November 5, 2008: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7710675.stm Jubilation at Obama's Kenyan home]</ref> Previously the village had no electricity, but it was connected to the power network immediately after the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 US presidential election]].<ref name="sleepy">Daily Nation, November 7, 2008: [http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/487960/-/item/1/-/wksa3lz/-/index.html Sleepy Kogelo village transformed overnight]</ref> In 2008 [[Kenya Police]] set up a police post at the village.<ref>Los Angeles Times, November 22, 2008: [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-obamaclan22-2008nov22,0,6082364.story?page=2 Obama clan in Kenya enjoys reflected glory]</ref> The Nyang’oma [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] is among the local places of worship.<ref>Daily Nation, April 18, 2009: [http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/561598/-/u4abqd/-/index.html Christians lose the battle for Sarah Obama’s soul]</ref>

== Transport ==

The village is along the unpaved C28 road between [[Ng’iya]] <ref>Daily Nation, November 22, 2008: [http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/493964/-/item/1/-/ytfh4sz/-/index.html And now . . . let there be light in Kogelo]</ref> and [[Ndori]] <ref name="dawn">Daily Nation website, January 24, 2009: [http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/519448/-/u1d5wa/-/index.html Kogelo awakes to new dawn]</ref> junctions. Less than 10 kilometres north of Kogelo, Ngiya is located along the [[Kisumu]] - [[Siaya]] road (C30 road).<ref name="strange"/> Few kilometres south of Nyang’oma Kogelo, a bridge built in 1930 crosses the [[Yala River]] flowing to [[Lake Victoria]],<ref>Daily Nation, Saturday Magazine, February 20, 2009:[http://www.nation.co.ke/magazines/saturday/-/1216/532694/-/item/0/-/6xwwah/-/index.html A chat with the world’s most famous grandma]</ref> before the road reaches Ndori along the Kisumu - [[Bondo, Kenya|Bondo]] road (C27 road).

== Administration ==

Nyang’oma Kogelo is part of South East Alego electoral ward of Siaya County Council and [[Alego Constituency]].<ref name="pollingcentres">Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.eck.or.ke/downloads/pollingcentres.pdf Polling Centres in Kenya]</ref> Following the [[Kenyan general election, 2007|2007 civic elections]], the local councillor is Julius Okeyo Omedo of [[Orange Democratic Movement]].<ref>Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.eck.or.ke/downloads/civic2002.pdf 27TH DECEMBER 2007 GENERAL ELECTION. CIVIC ELECTION RESULTS - ELECTED COUNCILLORS]</ref> South East Alego is also an [[Locations of Kenya|administrative location]] in the Karemo [[Divisions of Kenya|division]] of Siaya district. The location has a population of 17,294.<ref>[http://www.tigweb.org/action/projects/download.html/6155/poverty%20nyanza.xls Rural Poverty Estimates For Kenya's Provinces, Districts, Divisions and Locations - Nyanza Province]</ref> As of 2008, the chief of the location is James Ojwang’ Obalo, whose office is located next to the Nyang’oma Kogelo shopping centre.<ref name="attraction"/>

== Obama fame ==

Since 2006, the village received international attention, since it is the hometown of [[Barack Obama, Sr.]], the father of current [[United States]] [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]]. Barack Obama, Sr. is buried in the village.<ref name="jubilation"/> Some of [[Family of Barack Obama|their family members]], including his paternal step-grandmother [[Sarah Onyango Obama]], still live in the village.

Due to Barack Obama's presidency, the village is expected to be visited by many tourists from the US and other countries. The Kenyan government is promoting it as a tourist attraction of western Kenya. An Obama-themed museum was to be built by the Kenyan government and opened in the village in 2009.<ref>The Standard, November 23, 2008: [http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143999930&cid=4& Sh5m set aside for Kogelo museum]</ref> A Nairobi-based cultural organisation will build the Dero Kogelo Library and Cultural Centre in the village.<ref name="dawn"/>

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== External links ==
*[http://www.kogelo.co.ke www.kogelo.co.ke]

[[Category:Siaya District]]
[[Category:Settlements in Nyanza Province]]

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