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Kisumu

American  
[kee-soo-moo] / kiˈsu mu /

noun

  1. a city in W Kenya.


Kisumu British  
/ kɪˈsuːmuː /

noun

  1. a port in W Kenya, in Nyanza province on the NE shore of Lake Victoria: fishing and trading centre. Pop: 433 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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If the ambitious building schedule is to be believed, the line is due to reach Kisumu by June 2027.

From Barron's Mar. 21, 2026

The Ugandan authorities were told the final destination was Kisumu in western Kenya.

From BBC Jan. 8, 2026

"When we got close to Kisumu, we switched off the radar and diverted to Entebbe in Uganda."

From BBC Jan. 8, 2026

Tens of thousands of mourners have gathered in the Kenyan city of Kisumu to pay their respects to the late Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

From BBC Oct. 18, 2025

The boy’s mother and father worked for a Danish relief organization in Kenya, and lived in a house in the town of Kisumu, on Lake Victoria.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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