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

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

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Multiple memorial events had already taken place, including a state funeral in Nairobi on Friday and a public viewing in a stadium in his home city of Kisumu on Saturday.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

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

Since he was very unwell and no longer able to drive a car, one of his co-workers drove him to a private hospital in the city of Kisumu, on the shore of Lake Victoria.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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