Chesumei | |
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| Country |  Kenya |
| County | Nandi County |
Chesumei is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Nandi County. [1] [2] The constituency was carved out from Emgwen and Mosop constituencies in 2013. It borders Emgwen to the South and Mosop to the North.
Moses Cheruiyot Mosop is a Kenyan middle and long distance athlete. He competed for Kenya at the 2004 Olympic Games and went on to take 10,000 metres bronze at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. He has also been successful in cross country running, having won the silver at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships as well as team gold with Kenya in 2007 and 2009.
Kakiptui is a village near Kabiyet in Nandi County, Kenya.
Marakwet District is a defunct administrative district in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Kapsowar. The district had a population of 140.629. Local people are predominantly of the Marakwet tribe.
Nandi County is in the North Rift of Kenya, occupying an area of 2,884.4 square kilometres. Its capital, Kapsabet, is the largest town in the county while other towns include Mosoriot, Tinderet, Kobujoi, Kaiboi, Kabiyet and Nandi Hills. According to a 2019 census, the county had a population of 885,711, made up of a number of Kenyan communities, the majority of whom belong to the native tribe called Nandi.
Eldama Ravine is a town in Baringo County, Kenya, a few miles north of the equator, geographical coordinates 0° 30' 0" North, 35° 43' 0" East. It was established as an administrative point by British colonialists and later served as a transit route for lumber harvested from surrounding forests.
Elijah Kiptarbei Lagat was born and raised in Saniak Village in Nandi District of Kenya. He was the winner of the 104th running of the Boston Marathon held in 2000. He won in the closest finish in the race's history when he edged out Gezahgne Abera of Ethiopia and fellow Kenyan and previous year's champion, Moses Tanui. Abera and Lagat were both clocked at 2 hours 9 minutes and 47 seconds while Tanui finished three seconds back. Lagat's win enabled the Kenyans to capture the individual men's Boston Marathon title for the 10th straight year. This is a record that still stands.
Mount Elgon District was an administrative district in the Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Kapsokwony. In 2010, it was merged into Bungoma County.
Kipsigak is a village near Kapsabet in Nandi County, Kenya. Administratively, Kipsigak is a location in Kilibwoni division of Nandi County. Its local authority is Kapsabet municipality and constituency is Emgwen.
Sacho is a township in Baringo County, Kenya. It is located along Kabarnet - Eldama Ravine road 24 kilometres south of Kabarnet and 6 kilometres north of Tenges.
David Koech is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Mosop Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election.
Cherangani Sub-County is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It was created for the 1988 general election and it is one of five constituencies in Trans-Nzoia County. Now known as Cherangani Sub-County has seven wards, all of which elect Member of county assembly (MCAs) for the Trans Nzoia County government. It is one of five constituencies in Trans-Nzoia County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. Prior to the 1988 general election, It was known as Kitale East Constituency, and was represented in the national assembly by Masinde Muliro and earlier by Fred Gumo.
Mosop Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies of Nandi County. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections. The constituency has seven wards, all electing Members of County Assembly (MCAs) for the Nandi County Assembly.
Abel Kirui is a long-distance runner from Kenya who competes in marathons. He had back-to-back wins in the World Championships Marathon in 2009 and 2011. He won in 2009 with a time of 2:06:54, then defended his title with a winning margin of two minutes and 28 seconds – the largest ever margin at the World Championship event. He won a silver medal in the 2012 Olympic marathon.
The 2011 Chicago Marathon was the 34th edition of the annual marathon race in Chicago, Illinois which was held on Sunday, October 9. The men's race was won by Kenya's Moses Mosop in a time of 2:05:38 hours – a course record. Ejegayehu Dibaba, making her marathon distance debut, was the women's winner in 2:22:09. Some 37,400 runners started the event and the final total of 35,670 finishers was the second highest in its history.
Dadaab is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Garissa County.
Kipkelion West is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Kericho County.It was split from the now defunct Kipkelion Constituency to create two constituencies that is Kipkelion West and Kipkelion East after the promulgation of the New Constitution in 2010.
Nakuru Town East is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of eleven constituencies in Nakuru County. It was created in 2010 after Nakuru Town Constituency was split into Nakuru Town East and Nakuru Town West.
Embakasi East is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of seventeen constituencies in Nairobi County. Embakasi East includes five electoral wards: Upper Savannah, Lower Savannah, Embakasi, Utawala, Mihango.
Embakasi West is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of seventeen constituencies in Nairobi County. Embakasi West includes five electoral wards: Umoja I, Umoja II, Mowlem, Kariobangi South, and Maringo/Hamza.
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