As of 2008, the chief of the location is James Ojwang’ Obalo, whose office is located next to the Nyang’oma Kogelo shopping centre. South East Alego is also an administrative location in the Karemo division of Siaya district. Following the 2007 civic elections, the local councillor is Julius Okeyo Omedo of Orange Democratic Movement. Nyang’oma Kogelo is part of South East Alego electoral ward of Siaya County Council and Alego Constituency.
Few kilometres south of Nyang’oma Kogelo, a bridge built in 1930 crosses the Yala River flowing to Lake Victoria, before the road reaches Ndori along the Kisumu - Bondo road (C27 road). Less than 10 kilometres north of Kogelo, Ngiya is located along the Kisumu - Siaya road (C30 road). The village is along the unpaved C28 road between Ng’iya and Ndori junctions. The Nyang’oma Seventh-day Adventist Church is among the local places of worship. In 2008 Kenya Police set up a police post at the village. Previously the village had no electricity, but it was connected to the power network immediately after the 2008 US presidential election. The land for both schools was donated by Barack Obama, Sr., a native of the village and they were renamed after his son and then US senator Barack Obama in 2006.
The village has a primary school (Senator Obama Primary School) and a high school (Senator Obama Secondary School).
The village has a shopping centre with shops and a bar. It is a typical Kenyan rural village with most residents living modestly by small-scale farming.
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