Nyagondo
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Nyagondo | |
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  Nyagondo Location of Nyagondo | |
| Coordinates: 0°03′04″N 34°25′01″E / 0.051°N 34.417°E | |
| Country |  Kenya |
| County | Siaya |
| Division | Wagai |
| Location | N.E. Gem |
| Sub-Location | Wagai West |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Nyagondo is a small market centre in Gem Constituency, Siaya County, in the Republic of Kenya. It is located along the Kisumu Siaya tarmac road, approximately 70 kilometres to the west of Kisumu town and 17 kilometres to the east of Siaya town. The people of Nyagondo are members of the Luo community and speak the Dholuo language.
Nyagondo is home to the Nyagondo Catholic parish, which sponsors the Nyagondo Primary School and Mixed Secondary Schools. Nyagondo is about 7 kilometer from apuoche market which borders River Yala on the way to the Akala market which is a border to other major places such as Seme, Asembo, and Bondo.
An interview with one elderly man revealed that men in the older generation married many wives. As such, clans and sub-clans have been named after these wives. For example, Thomo, who was a great-grandson of Gem, had many wives, namely Awidi, Achar, Aluoch, Awuor and Adhasi. The clans living around this area have thus been named after these wives and hence Kachar, Kaluoch, Kawidi, Kawuor and Kadhasi. Nyagondo is located within the Kadhasi sub-clan but serves as an economic hub for all the other sub-clans.