24-627: Kabarnet is a town in Baringo County , Kenya . According to the 2019 census, the town had a population of 22,474 with 10,943 (48.8%) of them being males and 11,531(51.1%) of them being females. At an altitude of 1,815 metres (5,957 feet) Kabarnet is located on the eastern edge of the Kerio Valley , it is approximately 138 km north of Nakuru town on the Nakuru-Marigat-Kabarnet road and 89 km east of Eldoret on
48-681: 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 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
72-582: A coat of arms since 1993. Kabarnet is the hometown of Daniel arap Moi , former President of the Republic of Kenya . It is represented in Parliament as part of Baringo Central constituency. His son, Gideon Moi , became the Member of Parliament (MP) from 2003 to 2007, and the only MP in the parliament who went in unopposed in the 2002 general elections that saw the father's 24-year presidential reign and
96-471: 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
120-449: 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
144-468: A total of thirty electoral wards and one hundred and sixteen locations. The electoral wards 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
168-513: 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 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
192-919: 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 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
216-736: 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 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
240-682: Is largely occupied by the Tugen , Lembus , Ndorois and Pokot people, which are Sub-Tribes of the Kalenjin people . The Tugen people include 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
264-808: Is the Baringo County headquarters, with the Governor's office and the County Assembly offices are located within the town. Kabarnet municipality is located in Kabarnet Ward of Baringo Central Constituency. Other wards in Baringo Central Constituency include Kapropita, Ewalel/Chapchap, Tenges and Sacho. Previously Baringo Central had a total of 25 wards belonging to the Baringo County Council, the rural council of Baringo District. Since 28 June 1988, Kabarnet
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#1732791337616288-410: 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 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
312-463: Is twinned with Hürth near Cologne , Germany. There is an active exchange between the two towns. Some of the students of the local school "Friedrich-Ebert Realschule" have penpals in the school of Kabarnet(Kabarnet Hürth Secondary School). Baringo County Baringo County is one of the 47 counties in Kenya . It is located in the former Rift Valley Province . Its headquarters and largest town
336-618: 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
360-587: 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
384-413: 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
408-486: 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
432-670: The Eldoret-Iten-Kabarnet road. The view of Tugen Hills is spectacular along the road heading west from Marigat . Views include east over the Rift Valley towards Lake Baringo and Lake Bogoria , and west to the Elgeyo escarpment and the Kerio Valley . The Kabarnet area is home to the Samors , a sub-group of the Tugen community. The location is named after a missionary from Australia , Albert Edmund Barnett , who
456-620: The Kabarnet District Hospital, a slaughterhouse, and a health center. The Kabarnet Museum was created in the former residence of the District Commissioner and has in its displays elements from local culture and traditions, as well as information on Lake Baringo and its environment. The gardens surrounding the Kabarnet Museum are so lush that it has become a small botanical park. Kabarnet town
480-901: 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
504-609: 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
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#1732791337616528-635: The ruling party's 40-year reign come to an end. Sammy Mwaita was elected in the 2007 general election on an Orange Democratic Movement party ticket, and re-elected in March 2013 through the United Republican Party, a member of the Jubilee coalition that won the concurrent presidential poll. Joshua Kandie is the fourth MP for Baringo Central. The former world marathon record holder, and five time world cross-country champion, Paul Tergat ,
552-415: Was born in a small village, Riwa, close to Kabarnet town. The town has 7 kindergartens, 20 primary schools (with 8 grades), schools for the deaf and handicapped, one Orphanage, three secondary schools (with even the subject German Language), and two polytechnics. The town also has a government training institute (Kenya School of Government, Baringo) and Kenya Medical Training College, Kabarnet. It has also
576-553: Was member of the Africa Inland Mission and came first to central Kenya in 1908. Ka is homestead in the Kalenjin language . The name thus means Barnett's home. Kabarnet is the administrative headquarters for Baringo District since 1907 as the British colonial government made it to seat of the local government. It is also one of the largest constituencies in the country. It became Municipality in 1984. It has had
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