This is a small history from Getembe today known as Kisii town.
Kisii town was originally known by the Gusii people as Getembe. It was later named Bosongo and today well known as Kisii town.
It is believed to have originated from 'Abasongo' (to mean the white people or whites) who lived in the town during the colonial times.
The town was originally established by British soldiers who were being forced to retreat from Lake Victoria by heavy gunfire from German soldiers' gunboats during the Great War in the early 20th century.
Later Kisii was chosen to be the District Headquarters of the larger South Nyanza and Kisii region. Today Kisii town has been occupied by several people from across the country.
Traders within Kisii town are made of the 42 tribes in Kenya. Foreigners such as Indians have invested in Kisii town.