It is located near the equator, 60 kilometres (37 mi) west-northwest of Kisumu, the provincial capital of the former Nyanza province.

[1] Nyang'oma Kogelo is a typical rural Kenyan village with most residents relying on small-scale farming as their main source of income.

[13] Following the 2007 civic elections, the local councillor is Julius Okeyo Omedo of Orange Democratic Movement.

[14] South East Alego is also an administrative location in the Karemo division of Siaya district.

[3] Nyang'oma Kogelo is the home of the immigrant ancestors of the family of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.

[citation needed] His paternal step-grandmother Sarah Onyango Obama lived there until her death in March 2021.