Nyanza province is home to the world’s second largest freshwater lake – Lake Victoria. The province is located on the south-western part of Kenya, bordering Uganda. It covers 16,162 sq km including 3,636 sq km of Lake Victoria. The provincial capital of Nyanza is Kisumu City which is also the third largest city in Kenya. Originally known as Port Florence it came into existence when the railway from Mombasa reached there in 1901. In December 2001 Kisumu town was elevated to city status.

Major towns in Nyanza are Kisii, Siaya and Homa Bay. The inhabitants of
the province include the Luo – who are the majority tribe. Other communities in the area include the Kuria, Gusii, and Suba. These communities have very interesting cultures and traditions. The main economic activities in Nyanza are fishing and agriculture. Crops
grown in the area include; cotton, sugarcane, coffee, bananas and tea.

By road, Kisumu is approximately 350 km from Nairobi. Take the A104 (Nairobi Nakuru highway) through Nakuru town, followed by the B4 (Kericho Kisumu highway) through Kericho town to Kisumu. By air it takes 45 minutes using Kisumu airport located to the north west of Kisumu town. The airport is served by Kenya Airways and East African Air.

There is also a train service operates the Nairobi-Kisumu route running from Mombasa through Nairobi to Uganda. The trains travel every evening from Nairobi on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and from Kisumu to Nairobi on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Private and public transport vehicles to Kisumu City are also available at various bus terminals in major cities.