The Sebei are a Southern Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting eastern Uganda. They speak Kupsabiny, a Kalenjin language. The Sapiiny occupy three districts, namely Bukwo, Kween and Kapchorwa.
Ruto, or Rutto, is a surname of Kenyan origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Rono is a name of Kenyan origin that may refer to
Wesley Kiprotich is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase.
Kiplagat is a personal name used by the Kalenjin people in Kenya and Uganda, meaning son born at dawn. The son of Kiplagat would be lagat. This may also mean:
Cheruiyot is a surname of the Kalenjin people of Kenya's Rift valley. Notable people with the surname include:
Kipruto is a surname of Kenyan origin meaning "one who likes travelling" or "one who was born on a travel/journey." Notable people with the name include:
Uganda competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The country's participation there marked its 13th appearance in the Summer Olympics since its début at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The delegation consisted of eleven track and field athletes that included Moses Ndiema Kipsiro, Benjamin Kiplagat, and Stephen Kiprotich, one each in badminton and weightlifting, and two swimmers. Ekiring, Ssekyaaya, Mugula, and Lunkuse had qualified through wildcard places, while the rest of the delegation satisfied the Games' qualification standards for their respective events. Mugula was selected as the team captain. Mugula was also selected as the flag bearer for both the opening and closing ceremonies. The country's best result at these Games was a gold medal for Kiproitch in the men's marathon, its first such medal since the 1972 Munich Olympics.
St. Patrick's High School - Initialy chebokokwa school in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County, Formerly Rift Valley Province in Kenya is a boys only secondary school operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret. It operates as a boarding school for about 1000 students from all parts of Kenya. The school has a staff of about 28 teachers and a similar number of support personnel.
Stephen Kiprotich is a Ugandan long-distance runner. He is an Olympic marathon champion, having won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. Kiprotich also won a gold at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. After Gezahegne Abera, he is the second person to follow an Olympic marathon title with a world championship gold medal for the same event.
Abraham Kiprotich is a Kenyan-French long-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's marathon but did not finish.
Koech is a Kalenjin surname of Kenyan origin that may refer to:
Rotich is a personal name of Kenyan origin that may refer to:
Kiprono is a masculine given name of Kalenjin origin. The name indicates that the bearer was born near dusk as sheep and goats returned from grazing, usually around 5 to 6 p.m. It is related to the name "Kiprotich." The feminine equivalent is Jerono or Cherono.
Kosgei, also written Kosgey and Koskei, is a surname of Kenyan origin that may refer to:
Kipsang is a surname of Kenyan origin meaning "son of Sang" that may refer to:
Kipchumba is a patronymic of Kenyan / Kalenjin people origin meaning "son of Chumba", or born in the hospital. It may refer to:
Cherono is a name of Kalenjin origin. It indicates that the bearer is a woman and was born near dusk as sheep return from pasture, which is usually between 2 pm and 4 pm. It is closely related to "Kiprotich". Its male equivalent is Kiprono.
Chemweno is a surname of Kenyan origin, mainly Keiyo and Marakwet males. The name is rarely used among the Tugen subtribe of the Kalenjin community. According to Kalenjin culture naming traditions, prefix kip/ki/kib is for males and prefix jep/je/jeb or chep/che/cheb is for females. Keiyo, Marakwet and Tugen subtribes used female prefixes on boys to conceal their identity during pre colonial era mainly attributed to tribal wars of cattle raiding and revenge. The larger Kalenjin use the names Kimweno and Kipngeno. Chemweno may refer to:
Kiprotich or Jerotich is a Kalenjin name, common in parts of Kenya and Uganda inhabited by the Kalenjin people. It stems from the term "Rot Tich" which means cattle moving in from pasture which is between 5 PM and 6 PM. The prefix Chep- or Jep-, implies that the bearer is a female and was born while cattle where moving in from pasture. It is closely related to Cherono or Jerono. Its masculine equivalent is Kiprotich.
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