Homa Bay

Homa Bay is a city in western Kenya located on the southern shore of Lake Victoria. It lies at an altitude of 1,131 m and is the headquarters of Homa Bay County. Its population is about 32,000 people.

Understand

Climate

The climate in Homa Bay is dry, with two wet seasons per year. The main rain season is from March to May. Short rainfalls take place between September and November each year. The total rainfall each year is about 1180 mm and the average temperature is around 26-28 °C.

Get in

Easy Coach bus to Nairobi takes 8 hours. A bus to Kericho 4 hours, to Mbita 1½ hours, and to Kisumu 3 hours.

• Its 58 km from Homa Bay to Kisii

Get around

It's a small town - you can walk to most places.

See

• Asego Hill (just beyond the town). Takes about one hour to walk up. (updated Jun 2015)
• Ruma National Park. (updated Jun 2015)

Buy

• Shivling Supermarket, C 19 Road. 8am-7pm. Has most of what you might need. (updated Jun 2023)
• Homa Bay Supermarket Ltd, C19 Road (town center). 7.30am-6.30pm. large supermarket which has most things. lower prices. (updated May 2023)
• Cooperative Bank. 24 hour atm. has a no withdrawal fee mastercard visa card atm. (updated May 2023)

Sleep

• Littie Nike Guest House, ☏ +254 7220615941. Single/double rooms. from Ksh 1000. (updated Jun 2015)
• Bay Lodge. Single rooms. Ksh 1000. (updated Jun 2015)
• Asego Stores Summer Bay (next to Mosque, opposite KCB bank.), ☏ +254 733-268718. Single/double room. From Ksh 1100. (updated Oct 2015)
• Sheraton Guest House, behind the matatu stage., ☏ +254 728-129458. Single/double rooms. from Ksh 1000. (updated Oct 2015)
• Ruma Tourist Lodge. (backing on to a Total station.), ☏ +254 701-238422. Single/double rooms. from Ksh 1,100. (updated Oct 2015)

Go next

Mbita town and Rusinga island.