What is "maugo"

Maugo is a small village in Ugenya Constituency, in Western side of Siaya County in Nyanza Province in the Republic of Kenya. The name Maugo means Tsetse fly in Dholuo (the native language of the local Luo people). The area was a fertile breeding ground for tsetse flies in the past and these can still be spotted in Maugo.

There is one primary school (Bar Atheng Primary school), One church (St, Joseph catholic church) and no (Fixed land-line) telephone connection, no tap water or electricity supply. It is located in the East Uholo Location in Ugunja division of Siaya County.

One of the most notable residents of Maugo is Mzee Odiaga, a World war II veteran.