Kenyans turn to Kisumu, Lake Victoria as holidaying destination- cheaper and just as fun as Mombasa

When Tanzanian President Ben Mkapa and Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni toured Kisumu in 2002 to bid Kenyan leader President Daniel Arap Moi who was set to leave office bye, the visit caused a crisis of sorts.

For Kisumu then had only one hotel with a presidential suite — Premier Hotel, yet there were three presidents in town. President Moi bedded down at the Kisumu State Lodge. Mkapa checked into the Premier Hotel, while Museveni had to be hosted at a private residence in the plush Milimani area.