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Lake View: Scholars’ pub of choice

Lake View Hotel in Kisumu county.[Collins Oduor, Standard]

Each evening, scholars converge here to share their diverse skills and experiences. Welcome to the ‘home of intellectuals’, a hotel where lecturers meet outside the university for a hearty talk fuelled by drink.

The hotel’s name - Lake View - has nothing to do with its proximity to Lake Victoria. The owner, Paul Onyango, says the beer parlour was meant for the middle class, but lecturers turned it into an intellectual hub.

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