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Kisii
Kisii may refer to: * Kisii, Kenya, a municipality and the capital of Kisii County * Kisii County, one of the 47 counties of Kenya * Kisii District, a former district of Kenya * Gucha District, in Kenya, also known as ''South Kisii District'' * Nyamira District, in Kenya, also known as ''North Kisii District'' * Kisii people, an ethnic group in Kenya, also known as ''Abagusii or Gusii people'' * Gusii language, Bantu language spoken by the Kisii people * Kisii School for the Deaf, the only Deaf-run school for Deaf children in Kenya * Kisii stone, a name for soapstone, quarried in Tabaka area of southern Kisii District * Kisii University, Kenya See also *Gusii (other) {{disambig, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisii, Kenya
Kisii (also known as Bosongo) is a municipality and urban centre in south-western Kenya and the capital city of Kisii County. Kisii Town also serves as a major urban and commercial centre in the Gusii Highlands— Kisii and Nyamira counties—and the South Nyanza region and is the second largest town in formerly greater Nyanza after Kisumu City. Kisii municipality sits right at the centre of the western Kenya tourist circuit that includes the Tabaka Soapstone Carvings, Maasai Mara, Ruma National Park and part of the Lake Victoria Basin. History Kisii town was originally known by the Gusii people as Getembe. It was later named ''Bosongo,'' it originated from 'Abasongo' (to refer to the British or Whites) who lived in the town during the colonial times. The town was originally established by British soldiers who were being forced to retreat from Lake Victoria by heavy gunfire from German soldiers' gunboats during the Great War in the early 20th century. Later Kisii was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisii People
The Abagusii (also known as Kisii (Mkisii/Wakisii) in Swahili, or Gusii in Ekegusii) are a Bantu people, Bantu ethnic group indigenous to Kisii County, Kisii and Nyamira County, Nyamira counties of former Nyanza Province, Nyanza, as well as parts of Kericho County, Kericho and Bomet County, Bomet counties of the former Rift Valley Province, Rift Valley province of Kenya. The Abagusii traditionally inhabit Kisii and Nyamira counties, as well as sections of Kericho County, Kericho and Bomet County, Bomet counties, all of which were within the former Nyanza province, Nyanza and Rift Valley province, Rift Valley provinces of Kenya. Studies of East African Bantu languages, Bantu languages and anthropological evidence suggests that the Abagusii, together with Kuria people, Kuria, Ngurimi people, Ngurimi, Rangi people, Rangi, Mbugwe people, Mbugwe, Suba people (Tanzania), Simbiti, Zanaki people, Zanaki and Ikoma people, Ikoma, emerged from East African Neolithic Agropastoralism, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisii County
Kisii County is a Counties of Kenya, county in the former Nyanza Province in southwestern Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kisii, Kenya, Kisii. The county has a population of 1,266,860 people according to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census . It borders Nyamira County to the North East, Narok County to the South, and Homabay County, Homa bay and Migori County, Migori Counties to the West. The county covers an area of 1,318 km2. People The county is inhabited mostly by the Kisii people, Abagusii people. Religion Religion in Kisii County Demographics There is total population of 1,266,860 of which 605,784 are males, 661,038 females and 38 intersex persons. There are 308,054 household with an average household size of 4.1 persons per household and a population density 958 people per square kilometre. Climatic conditions Kisii receives an average rainfall of 1500 millimeters, with long rains falling in March and June. Maximum temperature range betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisii University
Kisii University is a public university located in Kisii. It was founded in 1965 as a primary teachers’ training college on a 61-acre land that was donated by the County Council of Gusii. The college continued up to 1983 when it was upgraded to a secondary teachers’ college to offer Diploma programmes. History The Government of Kenya mandated the university to take over the college as its campus in 1994. Kisii Campus was one of the earliest campuses to be created in Kenya by the then Head of State, H.E. Daniel arap Moi. In 1999, the Faculty of Commerce established a Bachelor of Business and Management as its first degree programmes within the campus to run alongside a postgraduate Diploma in Education, which was phased out in 2001. On 23 August 2007, Kisii University College was established through a Government Legal Notice No.163 of 2007 as a constituent college of Egerton University. On 6 February 2013, it was awarded a charter to become the 13th public university in Kenya. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisii District
Kisii District was a district in the Nyanza Province in southwestern Kenya. Its capital town was Kisii. The district was created during the colonial period from the South Kavirondo District. The district is inhabited mostly by the Gusii people. Nyamira District was later carved out of Kisii in 1989. Further splitting led to the creation of Kisii Central District and Gucha District. In 2013, the district's former boundaries as at 1992, except Nyamira District, were effected again to form Kisii County. Subdivisions The County has 4 (four) electoral Constituencies: * Bonchari Constituency * Kitutu Chache Constituency * Nyaribari Chache Constituency * Nyaribari Masaba Constituency See also *Gucha District Gucha District was a former Districts of Kenya, district in Nyanza Province, western Kenya. It was also known as South Kisii District or Ogembo District. In 1999, its population was approximately 461,000 peopl Its district headquarters were at Ogemb ... (South Kisii Dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisii School For The Deaf
Kisii School for Deaf Children is Kenya's only Deaf-run and deaf-led school for deaf children. Founded by Peter Ogango, the school is based in Kisii town, the capital of Kisii County Kisii County is a Counties of Kenya, county in the former Nyanza Province in southwestern Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kisii, Kenya, Kisii. The county has a population of 1,266,860 people according to the 2019 Kenya Population and Hou ... in southwestern Kenya. References Schools for the deaf in Kenya Education in Nyanza Province Special schools in Kenya {{Kenya-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gusii Language
The Gusii language (also known as Ekegusii) is a Bantu language spoken in Kisii and Nyamira counties in Nyanza Kenya, whose headquarters is Kisii Town (between the Kavirondo Gulf of Lake Victoria and the border with Tanzania). It is spoken natively by 2.2 million people (as of 2009), mostly among the Abagusii. Ekegusii has only two dialects: The Rogoro (upper-side) and Maate (lower-side) dialects. Phonologically, they differ in the articulation of /t/. Most of the variations existing between the two dialects are lexical. The two dialects can refer to the same object or thing using different terms. An example of this is the word for cat. While one dialect calls a cat ''ekemoni'', the other calls it ''ekebusi (a word that comes from the sound used to call a cat in Gusii culture)''. Another illustrating example can be found in the word for sandals. While the Rogoro word for sandals is ''chisiripasi (a loanword from the English word "slippers")'', the Maate dialect word is ''chitar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gucha District
Gucha District was a former Districts of Kenya, district in Nyanza Province, western Kenya. It was also known as South Kisii District or Ogembo District. In 1999, its population was approximately 461,000 peopl Its district headquarters were 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 Maasai people, Maasai land at southeast. There has been some ethnic clashes between them. The district had three constituencies: South Mugirango Constituency, South Mugirango, Bomachoge Constituency, Bomachoge and Bobasi Constituency, Bobasi. At the 2002 General elections all three seats were won by Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-People, FORD-People. In 2010, the district was eliminated and merged into Kisii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyamira District
Nyamira District was an administrative district in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. It was split from Kisii District in 1989 and was sometimes referred to as ''North Kisii District''. The district had a population of 492,102 (1999 census). Its capital town was Nyamira. It was later split into three smaller districts of Nyamira, Manga and Borabu; then later the smaller district of Nyamira was split into Nyamira North and Nyamira South districts. As per the 2009 census, the three districts had a combined population of 486,975. In 2010, after the promulgation of the new constitution of Kenya, counties were created based on the districts of Kenya as of 1992. This effectively led to the creation of Nyamira County Nyamira County is a county in the former Nyanza Province of Kenya. Formally a district, Nyamira was hived off Kisii District in 1989, and it shares a common boundary with what was known as Nyamira District. The main cash crops grown are banan .... District subdivisions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gusii (other)
Gusii or Kisii may refer to: * Gusii people, a tribal people of Kenya *Gusii language The Gusii language (also known as Ekegusii) is a Bantu language spoken in Kisii and Nyamira counties in Nyanza Kenya, whose headquarters is Kisii Town (between the Kavirondo Gulf of Lake Victoria and the border with Tanzania). It is spoken nat ..., their Bantu language See also * Kisii (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soapstone
Soapstone (also known as steatite or soaprock) is a talc-schist, which is a type of metamorphic rock. It is composed largely of the magnesium-rich mineral talc. It is produced by dynamothermal metamorphism and metasomatism, which occur in subduction zones, changing rocks by heat and pressure, with influx of fluids but without melting. It has been a carving medium for thousands of years. Terminology The definitions of the terms "steatite" and "soapstone" vary with the field of study. In geology, steatite is a rock that is, to a very large extent, composed of talc. The mining industry defines steatite as a high-purity talc rock that is suitable for the manufacturing of, for example, insulators; the lesser grades of the mineral can be called simply "talc rock". Steatite can be used both in lumps ("block steatite", "lava steatite", "lava grade talc"), and in the ground form. While the geologists logically will use "steatite" to designate both forms, in the industry, "steatite" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
