The South Nyanza District
Also known as Gucha or Ogembo District
Its population is approximately 461,000 (as of 1999). Its district headquarters are at Ogembo which houses more than a thousand residents, (people who live in the center of the town), with more than one thousand people more that visit it each day.
Agriculture is the main industry. Apart from numerous small family plantations, there are large sugar cane fields. The population is mostly Gusii, but the district borders Masai land at southeast. There has been some ethnic clashes between them.
The district has three constituencies: South Mugirango, Bomachoge and Bobasi. At the 2002 General elections all three seats were won by the FORD-People (Forum for the Restoration of Democracy).
The district is divided into seven divisions:
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Etago
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Kenyenya
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Nyacheki
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Nyamarambe
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Nyamache
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Ogembo
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Sameta