Kisumu is a Kenyan port city on Lake Victoria. Kisumu is the third-largest city in Kenya after the capital, Nairobi, and the coastal city of Mombasa. It’s known for lakeside viewpoints at Dunga Hill Camp and Hippo Point. The Kisumu Impala Sanctuary shelters herds of impalas and zebras. Its animal orphanage is home to wildlife like cheetahs and baboons. The city’s Kisumu Museum displays artifacts related to the people of the Nyanza Province. Southwest, Ruma National Park has tall cliffs, roan antelope and birdlife.
When the Europeans first settled in the area in the late 19th century, Kisumu became a trading post – attracting the Luo people from as far as Migori and Siaya County. The Kisumu region was then occupied by the Luo community. A person going to Kisumu at that time would say, “Adhi Kisuma” to mean I’m going to trade. Derived from the word “Kisuma”, the word for a trading post in Luo is “Kisumo”. In Nandi “Kesumett”. The current name Kisumu is an English corruption of the word “Kisumo” or “Kesumett”.
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