Chebara, Nakuru

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Chebara
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Chebara
Location of Chebara
Coordinates: 0°53′N35°30′E / 0.88°N 35.5°E / 0.88; 35.5
Country Kenya
Province Rift Valley Province
Population
 (2019)
  Density254/km2 (660/sq mi)
   Urban
2,980
   Metro
5,731
  [1]
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Chebara is a settlement in Kenya's Rift Valley Province.

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Economy

The highlands provide adequate rainfall for farming and agriculture which is the economic base of the residents of the Rift Valley. Tea from the highlands in the Kericho district enjoys a worldwide reputation, but horticulture is an important part of the district's economy and cattle raising is also practised to a large extent.

The full economic potential of the Rift Valley region is, however, far from fully exploited, though the current growth in population and improved education may change this in the near future. People in the province are still mostly rural, but urbanisation is gradually increasing; new cities and towns contain the rural-urban migration and, provided the right policies are instituted, the Rift Valley province will be able to emerge as a national economic and cultural hub.

Ethnicity

The people of the Rift Valley are a mesh work of different tribal identities, and the Kalenjin and the Maasai are two of the best known ethnic groups. Most of Kenya's top runners come from the Kalenjin community. The Maasai people have the most recognizable cultural identity, both nationally and internationally, and serve as Kenya's international cultural symbol.

References

  1. "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units". Kenya National Bureau of Statistic. Retrieved 2021-07-11.