Kimutai

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Kimutai is a Name of Kalenjin origin. It's indicates that the bearer is a boy and was born near dawn ("Mutai"). It is closely related to "Kipkoech", " Kiplimo", "Kipkorir" and "Kipyego". Its Feminine equivalent is Chemutai among the Marakwet, Keiyo, Sabaot and Nandi and Jemutai among the Kipsigis

A name is a term used for identification. Names can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A personal name identifies, not necessarily uniquely, a specific individual human. The name of a specific entity is sometimes called a proper name and is, when consisting of only one word, a proper noun. Other nouns are sometimes called "common names" or (obsolete) "general names". A name can be given to a person, place, or thing; for example, parents can give their child a name or a scientist can give an element a name.

The Kalenjin are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to Kenya, mainly in what was formerly the Rift Valley Province. They are estimated to number a little over 4.9 million individuals as per the Kenyan 2009 census and are divided into the Kipsigis, Nandi, Keiyo, Marakwet, Sabaot, Pokots, Tugen, Terik and Ogiek. They speak the Kalenjin language, which belongs to the Nilotic group within the wider Nilo-Saharan family.

The Sabaot are one of the nine sub-tribes of the Kalenjin of Kenya. The Sabaot in turn are divided into six communities largely identified by their dialects. These dialects of the Sabaot language are the Pok, Somek, Mosop, Kony, Bong'omek and Sabiny (Sebei). Being resident around Mount Elgon, the original homeland of most Kalenjin, the Sabaot are seen as the keepers of the authentic Kalenjin tradition. They and the area they inhabit are often referred to as Kapkugo by other Kalenjin.

Notable People

Benjamin Kimutai (born 1971), Kenyan marathon runner and 2002 Amsterdam Marathon winner
David Kimutai (born 1969), Kenyan race walker and 2006 African champion
David Kimutai Too (1968–2008), Kenyan politician for the Orange Democratic Movement
Dr. Albert Kimutai (born 1974), Kenyan scientist, entrepreneur, educationist and politician. Currently a senior lecturer of Microbiology at Kabianga University.
Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai (born 1977), Kenyan marathon runner and winner of the 2012 Rome Marathon
James Koskei Kimutai (born 1968), Kenyan marathon runner
Japheth Kimutai (born 1978), Kenyan middle-distance runner and 1998 African champion
Julius Kimutai (born 1984), Kenyan road running athlete
Kiplimo Kimutai (born 1981), Kenyan road running athlete
Raymond Kimutai Bett (born 1984), Kenyan marathon runner and two-time winner of the Athens Classic Marathon
Remmy Kimutai Limo (born 1971), Kenyan triple jumper and Commonwealth Games medallist
Wesley Ngetich Kimutai (1977–2008), Kenyan marathon runner and two-time winner of Grandma's Marathon

Benjamin Kimutai Koskei is a male long-distance runner from Kenya, who won the 2002 edition of the Amsterdam Marathon, clocking 2:07:26.

David Kimutai Rotich, is a race walker from Kenya. He is an African Champion, All-Africa Games winner, Commonwealth Games medalist and has competed twice at the Olympics.

David Kimutai Too was a Kenyan politician affiliated to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). He was a high school teacher and then a headmaster from Kericho in central Kenya before being elected to the National Assembly from Ainamoi Constituency from a field of 13 candidates in the December 2007 parliamentary election. Charles Keter, a fellow Member of Parliament, described Too as "a very humble, quiet man." The "List of alleged perpetrators" of the 2007/2008 post-electoral violence of the Kenya National Human Rights Commission however lists him among the suspects on place 3 and charges him with "planning, incitement, and financing the violence".

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