Western Kenya is a region of Kenya and includes Nyanza and Western provinces of the same name.

Map of Western Kenya

• 0.51666735.2833331 Eldoret
• -0.51666734.452 Homa Bay
• 0.28333334.753 Kakamega
• -0.36916735.2838894 Kericho
• -0.669834.76755 Kisii
• -0.134.756 Kisumu - the third largest city in Kenya, and made the first Millennium city in the World by the UN. It is known for its ownership of the second largest lake in the world - Lake Victoria and is mainly made up of the Luo tribe.
• 1.016667357 Kitale
• 0.33333334.4833338 Mumias
• -0.434.1666679 Rusinga Island
• -0.08333334.71666710 Vihiga — the main town of the Maragoli people
• 0.61666734.76666711 Webuye

• 0.29166734.8561111 Kakamega Rainforest
• 1.13333334.5833332 Mount Elgon National Park
• -0.89133834.3261073 Thimlich Ohinga — a world heritage site outside Migori in the southwestern corner of Kenya. This is a well-preserved dry-stone walled settlement built in the 16th century.

The old metre gauge rail network is under rehabilitation. The government intends to bring back passenger trains from Nairobi to Kisumu and Eldoret, with a possible start of trains in late 2021 or early 2022. Travel times is expected to the quite slow as the old colonial rail network meanders through the landscape.

There are passenger ferries between Kisumu and ports in Uganda and Tanzania, schedules and bookings are available at the port or local shipping agencies. The main route is between Kisumu and Mwanza in Tanzania.