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Kisumu

American

[kee-soo-moo] / kiˈsu mu /

noun

a city in W Kenya.

Kisumu British

/ kɪˈsuːmuː /

noun

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

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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

As they neared Kisumu, the pilots diverted, this time flying directly to Garbaharey.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

The biggest gatherings were expected in Kisumu in western Kenya, the heartland of his support, where Odinga's body was due to arrive for public viewing on Saturday.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

After lying in state in Kisumu on Saturday, the body will go to Bondo in nearby Siaya county, the family's ancestral seat, for a private burial.

From Barron's • 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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