Kit Mikayi
A giant stack of boulders about 30 km west of the city, roughly 80 m tall, tied to the Luo legend of the “first wife’s stone.”
Kit Mikayi means “the first wife’s stone” in Dholuo. It is a tower of huge granite boulders stacked on top of one another, rising about 80 m like a natural stone pillar. According to legend, an old man came to sit beside the “stone” every day, and his wife joked that the stone was his first wife, which is how the name arose. There is a cave beneath the rocks where local worshippers still come to pray. A local guide can lead you up to the top of the stones for views over the fields and out to Lake Victoria in the distance. Entry is about KES 500 (guide included, negotiable). From Kisumu, take a matatu bound for Bondo and ask to get off at Kit Mikayi; the trip takes about 1 hour.
Opening hours
About 08:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Ndere Island National Park
- Dunga Beach
- Hippo Point
- Kisumu Impala Sanctuary
- Kisumu Museum
- Kibuye Market
- Lake Simbi Nyaima
- Kakamega Forest