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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 Elgeyo are an ethnic group who are part of the larger Kalenjin ethnic group of Nilotic origin. They live near Eldoret,Kenya,in the highlands of the former Keiyo District,now part of the larger Elgeyo Marakwet County. The Elgeyo originally settled at the foothills of the Elgeyo escarpment,in the area between Kerio river to the east and the escarpment to the west. Due to drought and famine in the valley,the Keiyos climbed the escarpment and started to settle on the highland east of Uasin Gishu plateau. When the British came,the Keiyos were pushed to settle in clusters called reserves.
The Marakwet are one of the groups forming the ethnolinguistic Kalenjin community of Kenya,they speak the Markweta language. The Marakwet live in five territorial sections namely Almoo,Cherangany,Endoow,Sombirir (Borokot) and Markweta. Cutting across these territorial groups are a number of clans to which each Marakwet belongs. There were 119,969 Marakwet people in 2019.
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.
Keiyo District is a defunct administrative district in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. The district was formed in 1994,when Elgeyo/Marakwet-District was split into two - the other half was Marakwet District. Keiyo District had a population of 143.865. Its capital was located in the Iten/Tambach town. In 2010,the districts were re-joined as Elgeyo-Marakwet County.
Kapatarakwa is a village in Elgeyo-Marakwet County,Kenya. Kaptarakwa is located about 37 km from the town of Eldoret in the Kenyan highlands. Kaptarakwa is about 8,000 feet (2,400 m) above sea level. Nearby is the Kerio Escarpment which drops down to 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level.
Kaptagat is a human settlement in Uasin Gishu County,in the southwestern part of Kenya. This part of the country,where the two counties of Uasin Gishu and Elgeyo Marakwet County share a border,is used by the majority of Kenyan professional long-distance runners to train for professional competition. Eliud Kipchoge,the marathon world record holder,who also doubles as the Tokyo Olympics and Rio Olympics marathon gold medalist,maintains a training camp in Kaptagat.
Kerio Valley lies between the Tugen Hills and the Elgeyo Escarpment in Kenya. It sits at an elevation of 1,000 meters in the Great Rift Valley.
Marakwet East is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies of Elgeyo-Marakwet County. Between 1992 and 2012,the constituency had eleven wards,all of which elected councillors for the defunct Marakwet County Council. However,after the promulgation of the new constitution,the constituency was subdivided into four wards:Embobut/Embolot,Endo,Kapyego,and Sambirir.
Marakwet West is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies of Elgeyo-Marakwet County. The constituency has six wards,all of which elect councillors for the Marakwet County Council. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections. It was one of two constituencies in the former Marakwet District.
Lucas Kimeli Rotich,Kapsoiyo Village,Elgeyo Marakwet County is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.
Keiyo (Elgeyo) is a Kalenjin language spoken in western Kenya,in the southern part of the district of Elgeyo-Marakwet.
St. Patrick's High 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.
Local elections were held in Elgeyo-Marakwet County to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013. Under the new constitution,which was passed in a 2010 referendum,the 2013 general elections were the first in which Governors and members of the County Assemblies for the newly created counties were elected.
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.
The Rimoi National Reserve is an animal conservation reserve that is located in the Elgeyo Marakwet County in Kenya. It is a relatively small reserve,covering 66 km2,and is protected by the Kenya Wildlife Service. It lies adjacent to Lake Kamnarock which has recently dried up and is part of a conservation area that is five larger than its size.
Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen is a Kenyan lawyer and Senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet County. He was elected Senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet County in 2013 on a URP ticket,winning against the late Nicholas Biwott among other veteran politicians. He was easily re-elected in 2017 on a Jubilee ticket,beating former Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo.
Alex Tolgos is a Kenyan engineer and politician who served as the governor of Elgeyo Marakwet County. He was elected the first governor of the county on March 4,2013,and was again re-elected on August 8,2017,to serve for a second and final term as governor.
Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir is a Kenyan middle-distance runner. In 2017,he set the indoor world record for 600 meters. As of 22 July 2018 he is ranked as the sixth fastest athlete over 800 m of all time,with a personal best of 1:42.05.
The Sengwer people are an indigenous community who primarily live in the Embobut forest in the western highlands of Kenya and in scattered pockets across Trans Nzoia,West Pokot and Elgeyo-Marakwet counties. The Sengwer are sometimes portrayed as a component of the Marakwet people but are a distinct ethnic grouping.
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