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Kendu Bay is a bay and town in Kenya. The area is the part of Rachuonyo North District in Homa Bay County. It is located on the shore of Lake Victoria along Katito-Homa-Bay road. It is the headquarters of the district. Kisumu, the largest urban centre in Kenya's western region, is located 40 kilometres north of Kendu Bay, but the route to Kisumu, which goes via Ahero, is much longer as it circumvents Winam Gulf in between. Kendu Bay is also linked by a road to Homa Bay, located 30 kilometres southwest. Kendu Bay forms a town council with a population of 29,638 (1999 census〔Kenya National Bureau of Statistics: (''Population of local authorities'' )〕). Kendu Bay town council has four wards: Gendia/Awach, Gumba/Jieri, Rambira and Simbi/Kogembo. All of them are located within Karachuonyo Constituency.〔Electoral Commission of Kenya: (''Registration centres by electoral area and constituency'' )〕 Kendu Bay is also headquarters of East Karachuonyo division of Rachuonyo District. The area is the birthplace of Barack Obama, Sr., the father of U.S. President Barack Obama, and his parents Hussein Onyango Obama and Habiba Akumu Nyanjoga. Obama, Sr., was raised in Alego. For many years Kendu Bay was known as the entertainment capital of Nyanza, with its famed 'Kendu Show', which attracted musicians and bands from all over Kenya. However, the show has waned and disappeared over the years. Today the show-ground is a mere relic of its illustrious past, as is the Old pier that used to be an important port of call for steamers and ships from as far as Uganda and Tanzania. InstagramCapture d84d91ac-667f-4291-966a-96ca7c248be4.jpg|Posho mill at the bay ''Photo credit: Adrian Waka'' File:InstagramCapture 9d1228ee-37e4-4288-85ea-86cb436913aa.jpg|Boats by the Bay ''Photo credit: Adrian Waka'' File:InstagramCapture 455ca54d-5097-47d0-b3d2-7834258a4caa.jpg|Fish market at Kendu Bay with buckets of Silver Cryprinid(Omena) ready for sale ''Photo credit: Adrian Waka'' == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kendu Bay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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