17-552: Baringo County is one of the 47 counties in Kenya . It is located in the former Rift Valley Province . Its headquarters and largest town is Kabarnet . The county is home to Lake Baringo , Lake Bogoria and Lake Kamnarok. Baringo is bordered by Turkana County and West Pokot County to the North, Samburu County and Laikipia County to the East, Nakuru County and Kericho County to
34-406: A month after taking oath of office. The current Senator is William Kipkorir Cheptumo after overwhelmingly defeating the former senator Gideon Moi on the 9 August polls. The current County Women Representative is Flowrence Jematiah Sergon . The County Executive Committee consists of the following: Other CEC Positions shall be updated by Ruzeki once they are filled. The economy of the county
51-485: A number of nominated members as is necessary to ensure that neither male nor female members constitute more than two-thirds of the assembly. There will also be six nominated members to represent marginalised groups (persons with disabilities, and the youth) and a county assembly speaker who will be an ex officio member of the assembly. Tangulbei Tangulbei is a settlement in Kenya 's Rift Valley Province . This Rift Valley Province location article
68-471: A separate election for the deputy governor but shall declare the running mate of the person who is elected county governor to have been elected as the deputy governor. Each county will be run by an executive committee, consisting of: Uniquely among democracies, Kenyan law requires governors to have a recognised university degree. The counties each have an assembly whose members are elected from single-member constituencies known as wards. There may also be
85-447: A total of one hundred and fifty nine (159) schools; one hundred and forty seven being public secondary schools and twelve being private public secondary schools. Kabarnet County Referral Hospital is the largest and best public hospital in the county. There are a total of 172 health facilities; seven level four, 25 level three and 140 level 2 centres. The county headquarters is linked to Nakuru and Eldoret by class C roads which fall under
102-535: Is mainly agro-based. The main food crops grown are maize, pigeon peas, beans, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, sorghum, cassava and finger millet while the cash crops are coffee, cotton, macadamia and pyrethrum. Livestock products include honey, beef, mutton as well as hides and skins. However, little value addition is done to these products. Major urban centres in the county are Kabarnet , Eldama Ravine , Marigat , Mogotio , Kabartonjo , Chemolingot and Tangulbei . Major attractions include: Major tourist hotels in
119-623: Is run by an elected Member of County Assembly(MCA) while a location is led by Chief appointed by the national government. Source The county has a population of 666,763 (2019 census) and an area of 10,976.4 km (4,238.0 sq mi). Source Religion in Baringo County The county is largely occupied by the Tugen , Lembus , Ndorois and Pokot people, which are Sub-Tribes of the Kalenjin people . The Tugen people include
136-618: The 2010 Constitution of Kenya as the new units of devolved government . They replaced the previous provincial system . The establishment and executive powers of the counties is provided in Chapter Eleven of the Constitution on devolved government, the Constitution's Fourth Schedule and any other legislation passed by the Senate of Kenya concerning counties. The counties are also single-member constituencies which elect members of
153-535: The African Inland Church (AIC), Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK), FGCK and Roman Catholic . The current county governor is Benjamin Chesire Cheboi , the deputy governor is Eng. Felix Kipngo'k who is the eldest son of the former deputy governor Charles Kipng'ok who collapsed and died on 14 September 2022, at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport while boarding a plane to Mombasa; barely
170-762: The Samor , Chapchap , and the Sachek of Sacho. Other communities residing in Baringo County include the Ilchamus , Turkana , Kikuyu , Numbians , and others. Christianity is the most practiced religion in the county. Traditionally, Baringo people believed in a Supreme Being known as Asis , who is represented by the sun; however, currently, most individuals in the county believe in Christianity. The well-known Christian denominations within Baringo County include
187-587: The general elections in March 2013 . The counties' names are set out in the First Schedule of the Constitution. Under the new constitution, Kenya is now divided into 47 counties for administrative purposes. They are grouped below according to the former province they were separated from, with their areas and populations as of the 2009 and the 2019 census: Abbreviations County governments are responsible for county legislation (outlined in article 185 of
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#1732780886382204-413: The Constitution of Kenya), executive functions (outlined in article 183), functions outlined in the fourth schedule of the constitution of Kenya, functions transferred from the national government through article 187 of the constitution of Kenya, functions agreed upon with other counties under article 189(2) of the constitution of Kenya, and establishment and staffing of a public service (under article 235 of
221-486: The Constitution of Kenya). The functions of governments assigned to counties by the fourth schedule of the Constitution of Kenya are: Counties are mandated by the 2010 constitution of Kenya to enact legislation and laws that ensures management and controls of fire fighting. The county governor and the deputy county governor are the chief executive and deputy chief executive of the county, respectively. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission shall not conduct
238-897: The Kenya National Highways Authority (KENHA). In January 2016, Fly-SAX began twice-weekly flights between Lake Baringo Airport and Nairobi–Wilson , becoming the first airline to serve the airport. There are 339 kms of bitumen, 2141km of murram and 995 km of earth roads in the county. As of 2014 a total of 9 postal offices were spread across the county with letter boxes of 2950 installed. 2510 of them were rented and 440 remained vacant. The county has six constituencies: Baringo Central , Baringo South , Baringo North , Eldama Ravine , Mogotio , and Tiaty . 0°40′N 36°00′E / 0.667°N 36.000°E / 0.667; 36.000 Counties of Kenya The Counties of Kenya ( Swahili : Kaunti za Kenya ) are geographical units created by
255-609: The Senate, and special woman members to the National Assembly . As of 2022, there were 47 counties whose size and boundaries were based on 1992 districts . Following the re-organization of Kenya's national administration, counties were integrated into a new national administration with the national government posting a county commissioner to each county to serve as a collaborative link with national government. County governments were established in all 47 counties after
272-650: The South, Uasin Gishu County to the South West and Elgeyo Marakwet County to the West. It covers an area of 8,655 km. Baringo County lies between Latitudes 00 degrees 13" South and 1 degree 40" north and Longitudes 35 degrees 36" and 36" degrees 30" East. Baringo has seven administrative sub-counties Baringo county has a total of thirty electoral wards and one hundred and sixteen locations. The electoral wards
289-516: The county are: Kabarnet town hosts a number of university campuses including those of Baringo University, Mount Kenya University , Egerton University , and Kisii University . Secondary schools include Kabarnet High School,solian girls, Baringo High School, Kapropita High School, and Kituro High School, Tabagon Girls, Pemwai Girls, Tenges Boys among others There are six hundred and eighty seven primary schools, out of this 601 are public and 86 are private schools. In Secondary school category they are
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