Gucha District is a district

Districts of Kenya

The provinces of Kenya are subdivided into number of districts .- List of districts of Kenya :Following a High Court ruling in September 2009, there are 46 legal districts in Kenya :Coast Province:...

 in Nyanza Province

Nyanza Province

Nyanza Province of Kenya, is one of Kenya's eight administrative provinces. It is located in the southwest part of Kenya around Lake Victoria. Nyanza includes part of the eastern edge of Lake Victoria and is inhabited predominantly by the Luo. There are also Bantu-speaking tribes such as the...

, western Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

. It is also known by the name: South Kisii District or Ogembo District. Its population is approximately 461,000 (as of 1999) http://www.cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf. Its district headquarters are at Ogembo

Ogembo

Ogembo is a town, capital of the Gucha District of Nyanza Province, Kenya....

 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 land at southeast. There has been some ethnic clashes between them.

The district has three constituencies: South Mugirango

South Mugirango Constituency

South Mugirango is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies in Gucha District. The constituency was established for the 1992 elections.- Members of Parliament :- Wards :...

, Bomachoge

Bomachoge Constituency

Bomachoge is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies in Gucha District. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.- Members of Parliament :- Wards :...

 and Bobasi

Bobasi Constituency

Bobasi is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies in Gucha District. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.- Members of Parliament :- Wards :...

. At the 2002 General elections all three seats were won by FORD-People

Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-People

The Forum for the Restoration of Democracy–People is a political party in Kenya.At the 2002 general election, the party won 14 out of 210 elected seats.At the 2002 presidential elections, the party supported Simeon Nyachae, who came third with 5.9%....

.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority	Type	Population*	Urban pop.*
Ogembo Ogembo Ogembo is a town, capital of the Gucha District of Nyanza Province, Kenya....	Town	48,725	1,654
Nyamarambe	Town	40,232	212
Nyamache	Town	38,924	2,205
Tabaka	Town	26,325	5,067
Gucha	County	306,733	1,946
Total	-	460,939	11,084

Administrative divisions
Division	Population*	Urban pop.*	Headquarters
Etago	59,652	0
Kenyenya	92,641	1,857
Nyacheki	56,998	405
Nyamache	54,722	1,702
Nyamarambe	67,060	3,850
Ogembo	78,827	1,465	Ogembo Ogembo Ogembo is a town, capital of the Gucha District of Nyanza Province, Kenya....
Sameta	51,039	0
Total	460,939	9,279	-

External links

Languages

• Kisii Language - Kisii English- Ekegusii translation