Kisumu, the third-biggest city in Kenya and the second-biggest in the Lake Victoria Basin after Kampala, has a district called Kondele. Of the three satellite towns that make up the Kisumu metropolitan area, Kondele has the densest population (the other two being Maseno and Ahero). It is one of the most densely populated areas in Kisumu County, Kenya, and the most renowned and distinctive cultural region of Kisumu City. It is located along the A1 highway, which links Vihiga and Kisumu. The Kondele County Assembly ward, which is one of the wards that represent Kisumu Central constituency in Kisumu County Assembly, is in charge of overseeing the town. The Kondele Member of the County Assembly represents the ward.
Its population was predicted to be 48,000 in the 2009 census. Despite a reputation for political unrest in the area, its sizable population has drawn local commercial investors recently. Supermarkets, lodging, dining establishments, and retail clothing stores are the primary enterprises in the area. Co-operative, Equity, and KCB banks were among the banks drawn to the area by the increasing number of enterprises.
The construction of an expressway through the town and the restoration of a tranquil atmosphere stimulated economic activity, which in turn raised the value of the surrounding land. An acre of land cost, on average, KES 10 million as of 2016. This is an increase from KES 6 million in 2014.
One location where Kisumu residents congregated to express their dissatisfaction with local and national politics was Kondele. The most notable demonstration dates back to 1969.
Robert Ouko, a Luo Kenyan and the foreign minister under Daniel arap Moi, was slain in February 1990. There were protests in Kisumu as well as Nairobi. When protesters in Kisumu assembled in Kondele and marched to the CBD, police opened fire on them.
Kenya reached its zenith in its fight for multiparty democracy in 1992. All around the nation, there were protests. Protests in Kisumu began in Kondele as demonstrators made their way to the CBD. As demonstrators fled for safety, the police confronted them, firing live bullets and stopping a Kisumu Boys High School class.
Mwai Kibaki was the president of Kenya in 2005. A campaign for a constitutional amendment referendum emerged during his administration. Riots broke out when Luos in Kisumu, under the leadership of opposition leader Raila Odinga, led other opposition supporters in rejecting the proposed constitution. Once more, demonstrators in Kondele were shot with live ammunition, which resulted in multiple fatalities.
