B1 Road is a major road in Kenya connecting Nakuru to the Ugandan border. The road can be divided into two distinct parts: Nakuru - Kisumu highway and Kisumu-Busia highway .
12-629: Kiptere is a village located approximately 25 kilometres from Kericho town in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya . It is a village inhabited by the Kipsigis -speaking people of the Kalenjin people . Kiptere comes from the word teret , a Kipsigis word for "clay pots". The Kipsigis people name places after dominant geographical features, abundant flora or fauna , or prominent inhabitants. It appears Kiptere's name came about because
24-507: Is home to followers of the Africa Gospel Church, Full Gospel Church , Seventh-day Adventists , Catholics , Sikhs , Muslims , Hindus , African Inland Church, Jehovah's Witnesses and Anglicans . 00°22′09″S 35°17′02″E / 0.36917°S 35.28389°E / -0.36917; 35.28389 B1 road (Kenya) The eastern end of the road begins from Mau Summit east of Nakuru, where it diverts from to
36-596: Is home to: 1.Litein High School, 2.Taita Towett Boys High School, 3.Kipkelion Girls High school, 4.Kapsoit high school, 5.Kabianga Boys High School, 6.Kericho High school, 7.Moi Tea Secondary, 8.Kipsigis Girls High School, 9.Cheptenye Boys High School, 10.Kericho Tea Boys, 11.Tengecha schools 12. Moi Sitotwet 13. Getumbe Secondary school 14. Poiywek Secondary School 15. Kericho Day Secondary school 16. Kipchimchim Secondary school 17. Kaptebeswet secondary school 18. Kabianga Girls High School and others Kericho
48-508: Is now a place of worship for the Sikh community and a museum gazetted by the Government of Kenya as a place of spiritual significance. It is dedicated to the memory of Sant Baba Puran Singh Ji, founder of the international charitable organization, Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha which promotes the spirit and practice of selfless service ("nishkam sewa") in the name of Guru Nanak Dev Ji,
60-552: Is strategically located along Kenya's western tourism circuit with access to Lake Victoria, the Maasai Mara National Reserve and Ruma National Park. The etymology of Kericho is uncertain. One theory suggests it that it was named after the region's first hospital, built by the colonial British at the start of the 20th century, referencing the Kipsigis word kerichek , for medicine. Another theory proposes
72-780: Is the administrative headquarters of Kericho county, which consists up of six constituencies/sub-counties: Bureti , Belgut , Ainamoi , Soin/ Sigowet , Kipkelion East , and Kipkelion West . Kericho is accessible by road through the B1 road (Kenya) that links Mau-Summit, Kericho to Kisumu and Busia . In addition, the C25 Kapsoit-Sondu road connects Kericho to the A1 road linking Isebania to Lokichoggio through Kisumu and Kitale. The Nakuru-Kisumu railway line passes through Kericho County with railway stations at Mau Summit, Londiani, Kedowa, Lumbwa, Kipkelion and Fort Ternan. Fort Ternan
84-468: The A104 road ( Nairobi to Uganda via Eldoret ). The section between Ahero and Kisumu is common with A1 road . On 20 September 2011, less than 10 days after the 2011 Nairobi pipeline fire , a tanker carrying gasoline from Kisumi to Busia overturned, spilling its contents. Four people were killed and 35 injured when the oil tanker exploded. Some of those injured are reported to have been siphoning off
96-645: The area was well known for pottery . This Rift Valley Province location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kericho Kericho is the largest town in Kericho County , located in the highlands west of the Kenyan Rift Valley . Positioned on the edge of the Mau Forest , Kericho benefits from a warm and temperate climate, making it good for agriculture, especially large scale tea cultivation. The town
108-792: The founder of the Sikh faith. Chandarana Records a pioneer of Benga music and the Kenyan music recording industry is based in Kericho town. Sports Kericho is known for producing Olympic-winning long-distance athletes and hosts Zoo Kericho F.C. a football club competing in the Kenyan Premier League and Kericho R.F.C. competing in the Nationwide League . Points of Interest Key attractions include Chagaik Arboretum, Chelimo Arboretum, Tagabi Arboretum, Uhuru Garden and
120-541: The name derives from a local medicine man called Kipkerich or from a Maasai chief, Ole Kericho who was killed in the 18th century by the Abagusii. Kericho was founded by British settlers in 1902. It hosts Africa's largest Sikh Gurudwara and the second largest Catholic cathedral in Kenya. The Gurdwara Sahib, built on the site of the home and workshop of Kericho Wagon Works founder Sant Baba Puran Singh Ji of Kericho,
132-406: The vast scenic tea estates. Kericho is reputed to hold the record for the highest number of hail occurrences in a year, either at 132 days with hail or 113 days in 1965. Kericho has up to 50 days of hail each year, but large hail is rare. As of the 1999 census, the town had a population of 150,000. Kericho is the home town of the Kipsigis , a subgroup of the Kalenjin people. Kericho town
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#1732773307085144-575: Was previously used as a halfway point for passenger and goods trains between Nakuru and Kisumu. Private airstrips operated by tea estates are used primarily for crop spraying. Kericho town has access to high-speed fiber-optic Internet connection, fixed line, and mobile telecommunications. Local FM radio stations including Kass FM , Chamgei FM , KBC Kitwek FM , Radio Injili , Sayare Radio, Light and Life FM , Sema Radio and The Just FM. Kericho hosts several educational institutions offering certificate, diploma and degree courses, including: Kericho
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