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Lake Baringo is, after Lake Turkana, the most northern of the Kenyan Rift Valley lakes, with a surface area of 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi) and an elevation of 970 metres (3,180 ft). The lake is fed by several rivers: the Molo, Perkerra and Ol Arabel. It has no obvious outlet; the waters are assumed to seep through lake sediments into the faulted volcanic bedrock. It is one of the two freshwater lakes in the Rift Valley in Kenya, the other being Lake Naivasha.
The Tugen are a sub tribe of the Kalenjin people alongside the Nandi, Kipsigis, Keiyo, Pokot, Marakwet, Sabaot, Ogiek, Lembus and Sengwer sub-tribes. They occupy Baringo County and some parts of Nakuru County and Elgeyo Marakwet County in the former Rift Valley Province, Kenya. Daniel arap Moi, the second president of Kenya (1978–2002), came from the Tugen sub-tribe. The Tugen people speak the Tugen language. The Tugen population was 197,556 in 2019.
The Ilchamus, are a Maa-speaking people living south and southeast of Lake Baringo, Kenya. They numbered approximately 32,949 people in 2019 and are closely related to the Samburu living more to the north-east in the Rift Valley Province. They are one of the smallest ethnic groups in Kenya.
Laikipia County is one of the 47 Counties of Kenya, located on the Equator in the former Rift Valley Province of the Country. Laikipia is a cosmopolitan County and is Listed as County number 31. The county has two major urban centres: Nanyuki to the southeast, and Nyahururu to the southwest. Its County government headquarters town is Nanyuki. The County lies between latitudes 0° 18” South and 0° 51” North and between longitude 36° 11” and 37° 24’ East. It borders Samburu County to the North, Isiolo County to the North East, Meru County to the East, Nyeri County to the South East, Nyandarua County to the South, Nakuru County to the South West and Baringo County to the West.
Kericho County is one of the 47 counties in the republic of Kenya. The county seats between longitude 35°02' and 35°40' East and between the equator and latitude 0°23' South with an altitude of about 2002m above the sea level. It borders Uasin Gishu County to the North West, Baringo County to the North, Nandi County to the North-West, Nakuru County to the East and Bomet County to the South. It has a population of 901,777 and an area of 2,111 km². Its capital and largest town is Kericho.
Kabarnet is a town in Baringo County, Kenya. The town has an urban population of 9,583 and a total population of 24,661.
Baringo County is one of the 47 counties in Kenya. It is located in the former Rift Valley Province. Its headquarters and largest town is Kabarnet. The county is home to Lake Baringo.
Baringo Central Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Baringo County. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections.
Kamama Asman Abongutum is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Party of National Unity, through its coalition partner NARC-Kenya and was elected to represent the Baringo East Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election. He failed in his 2017 bid to be re-elected, garnering 34% of the vote.
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Moses K. Lessonet is a Kenyan politician. He was elected to represent the Eldama Ravine Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election as a member of the Orange Democratic Movement.He is an accountant by profession, having graduated at the University of Nairobi 1993 with Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting). In 2013, he ran for Parliament as a member of the United Republican Party.
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Baringo North Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Baringo County. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. The constituency has ten wards, all electing councillors for the Baringo County Council.
Mogotio Constituency is an electoral constituency in Baringo County, Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in the county and was one of two constituencies of the former Koibatek District. It was established before the 1997 elections. There are 12 wards, all electing councillors for the Koibatek County Council.
Elgeyo-Marakwet County is one of Kenya's 47 counties. Elgeyo Marakwet County is located in the former Rift Valley Province. Its capital and largest town is Iten. It borders the counties of West Pokot to the north, Baringo County to the east, southeast and south, Uasin Gishu to the southwest and west, and Trans Nzoia to the northwest.
Benjamin Chesire Cheboi, EBS, is a Kenyan politician who was the first and current Governor of Baringo County. He belongs to the UDA party
Grace Kobilo Kiptui is a Kenyan politician and a former Member of Parliament. She is the first women representative of Baringo County in the 11th Kenyan Parliament and an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She was elected on March 4, 2013 in the 2013 Kenyan general election. She belongs to the United Republican Party. She is popularly known as Mama County.
Lake Baringo Airport is an airport located on the western shores of Lake Baringo, Kenya. It received its first commercial flights in January 2016.
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