Alego Kogelo

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Alego Kogelo is a rural village in western Kenya best known internationally as the ancestral home of former U.S. President Barack Obama’s family.

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Alego Kogelo canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement ⓘ
village ⓘ
administrativeDivisionLevel village ⓘ
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
demographicCharacteristic predominantly rural population ⓘ
economyBasedOn small-scale trade ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
ethnicGroup Luo people ⓘ
gainedInternationalAttention 2008 ⓘ
gainedInternationalAttentionFor election of Barack Obama as President of the United States ⓘ
governingCountry Republic of Kenya ⓘ
linked to: Kenya
hasDevelopmentProjects NGO-supported community projects ⓘ
government-funded infrastructure improvements ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution Senator Barack Obama Primary School ⓘ
Senator Barack Obama Secondary School ⓘ
hasInfrastructure electricity supply ⓘ
health centre ⓘ
improved road access ⓘ
primary school ⓘ
secondary school ⓘ
hasMediaCoverage international news outlets ⓘ
hasNotableConnection Barack Obama ⓘ
hasNotableResident Barack Obama Sr. ⓘ
Sarah Onyango Obama ⓘ
hasTouristAttraction Barack Obama family homestead ⓘ
hasTransport rural road network ⓘ
knownFor being the ancestral home of Barack Obama’s family ⓘ
being the home village of Barack Obama Sr. ⓘ
languageUsed English ⓘ
Luo ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ
linked to: Swahili language
locatedIn Siaya County ⓘ
western Kenya ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Alego Constituency ⓘ
Siaya County ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone East Africa Time ⓘ
nearestLargeWaterBody Lake Victoria ⓘ
partOf Nyanza region ⓘ
postalCountryCode KE ⓘ
region western Kenya ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
tourismType heritage tourism ⓘ
utcOffset +3 ⓘ
visitedBy Kenyan political leaders ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ

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