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href="#Military"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.3</span> <span>Military</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Military-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fertilizer" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fertilizer"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.4</span> <span>Fertilizer</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fertilizer-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Services" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Services"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Services</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Services-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-ICT" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#ICT"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2.1</span> <span>ICT</span> </div> </a> <ul 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vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Eldoret_Club"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.6</span> <span>Eldoret Club</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Eldoret_Club-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Athletics_Training_Centres" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Athletics_Training_Centres"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.7</span> <span>Athletics Training Centres</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Athletics_Training_Centres-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Health" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Railway"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.1.3</span> <span>Railway</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Railway-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Power" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Power"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.1.4</span> <span>Power</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Power-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Oil_pipelines" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Oil_pipelines"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.1.5</span> <span>Oil pipelines</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Oil_pipelines-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sister_cities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sister_cities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Sister cities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sister_cities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div 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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%8C_%DA%A9%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="الدورت، کنیا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="الدورت، کنیا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8D%D1%82" title="Элдарэт – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Элдарэт" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Eldoret" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Eldoret" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Eldoret" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Eldoret" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Eldoret" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Eldoret" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Eldoret" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Eldoret" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA" title="الدورت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="الدورت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Eldoret" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ki mw-list-item"><a href="https://ki.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret – Kikuyu" lang="ki" hreflang="ki" data-title="Eldoret" data-language-autonym="Gĩkũyũ" data-language-local-name="Kikuyu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gĩkũyũ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%97%98%EB%8F%84%EB%A0%88%ED%8A%B8" title="엘도레트 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="엘도레트" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B7%D5%AC%D5%A4%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%BF" title="Էլդորետ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Էլդորետ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Eldoret" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Eldoret" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="Eldoret" data-language-autonym="IsiZulu" data-language-local-name="Zulu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiZulu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Eldoret" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%93%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="ელდორეტი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ელდორეტი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Eldoret" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoreta" title="Eldoreta – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Eldoreta" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoretas" title="Eldoretas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Eldoretas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Eldoret" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Eldoret" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li 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data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1333" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:166px;max-width:166px"><div style="height:73px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sotet_Monument.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Sotet_Monument.jpg/164px-Sotet_Monument.jpg" decoding="async" width="164" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Sotet_Monument.jpg/246px-Sotet_Monument.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Sotet_Monument.jpg/328px-Sotet_Monument.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="322" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Clockwise from top: City of Champions Monument, MUPS Daima Towers, Sotet Monument, Eldoret International Airport, Eldoret Skyline</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nicknames: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">Sisibo, Farm '64'</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Motto: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">City of Champions</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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.infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kenya_adm_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Eldoret is located in Kenya"><img alt="Eldoret is located in Kenya" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Kenya_adm_location_map.svg/250px-Kenya_adm_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Kenya_adm_location_map.svg/375px-Kenya_adm_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Kenya_adm_location_map.svg/500px-Kenya_adm_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="945" data-file-height="1039" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:49.845%;left:22.83%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Eldoret"><img alt="Eldoret" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:4px;left:-3em"><div>Eldoret</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within Kenya</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Kenya</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Horn_of_Africa_adm_location_map_(1).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Eldoret is located in Horn of Africa"><img alt="Eldoret is located in Horn of Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Horn_of_Africa_adm_location_map_%281%29.svg/250px-Horn_of_Africa_adm_location_map_%281%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="260" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Horn_of_Africa_adm_location_map_%281%29.svg/375px-Horn_of_Africa_adm_location_map_%281%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Horn_of_Africa_adm_location_map_%281%29.svg/500px-Horn_of_Africa_adm_location_map_%281%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1087" data-file-height="1132" /></a></span><div class="od 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style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Africa_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Eldoret is located in Africa"><img alt="Eldoret is located in Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Africa_location_map.svg/250px-Africa_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="236" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Africa_location_map.svg/375px-Africa_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Africa_location_map.svg/500px-Africa_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1525" data-file-height="1440" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:50.49%;left:73.89%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Eldoret"><img alt="Eldoret" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:4px;left:-3em"><div>Eldoret</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within Africa</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Africa</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Eldoret&params=0_31_N_35_17_E_region:KE_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°31′N</span> <span class="longitude">35°17′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.517°N 35.283°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.517; 35.283</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Kenya" title="Counties of Kenya">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Uasin_Gishu_County" title="Uasin Gishu County">Uasin Gishu County</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data">County Government</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">7,200 ft (2,200 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2019)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Urban_area" title="Urban area">Urban</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">475,716<sup id="cite_ref-kenya.usaid.gov_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kenya.usaid.gov-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B3" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+3">UTC+3</a> (<a href="/wiki/East_Africa_Time" title="East Africa Time">EAT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data">NO</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Post code, Postal code</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">30100</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">+254 53</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Climate</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oceanic_climate" title="Oceanic climate">Cfb</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data">www.uasingishu.go.ke</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Eldoret</b> is a city in the <a href="/wiki/Rift_Valley_Province" title="Rift Valley Province">Rift Valley</a> region of <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a>. It serves as the capital of <a href="/wiki/Uasin_Gishu_County" title="Uasin Gishu County">Uasin Gishu County</a>. Located in western Kenya, and lying south of the <a href="/wiki/Cherangani_Hills" class="mw-redirect" title="Cherangani Hills">Cherangani Hills</a>, the local elevation varies from about 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) at the Eldoret International Airport to more than 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) in nearby areas. </p><p>As per the 2019 <a href="/wiki/Kenya_Population_and_Housing_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenya Population and Housing Census">population census</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eldoret has a population of 475,716 people and is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Kenya_by_population" title="List of cities and towns in Kenya by population">fifth</a> most populated urban area in the country after <a href="/wiki/Nairobi" title="Nairobi">Nairobi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mombasa" title="Mombasa">Mombasa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nakuru" title="Nakuru">Nakuru</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ruiru" title="Ruiru">Ruiru</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kenya.usaid.gov_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kenya.usaid.gov-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A long standing <a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">municipality</a>, Eldoret was conferred city status on 15 August 2024, making it the fifth city of Kenya.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city is a significant urban area in Kenya; it is the second largest medical destination in Kenya after Nairobi<sup id="cite_ref-Eldoret-city_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eldoret-city-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and hosts the largest university student population outside of the nation's capital. Its international airport is ranked as the second busiest cargo airport after JKIA in Nairobi<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has the second largest coverage by financial institutions outside of the capital with over 40 branches in town.<sup id="cite_ref-Eldoret-city_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eldoret-city-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city also hosts a substantial manufacturing sector. </p><p>The city was referred to as <b>Farm 64</b> during the colonial period and is still colloquially referred to by locals as '<b>Sisibo</b>'.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The name "Eldoret" is based on the <a href="/wiki/Maasai_language" title="Maasai language">Maasai</a> word "eldore" meaning "stony river"; a reference to the bed of the Sosiani River (a tributary of the <a href="/wiki/Nile" title="Nile">Nile</a>), that runs through the town.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Eldoret and the plateau around it had been occupied by the <a href="/wiki/Sirikwa" class="mw-redirect" title="Sirikwa">Sirikwa</a> for several centuries prior to the era of <a href="/wiki/Maasai_people" title="Maasai people">Maasai</a> ascendancy.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Innovation in weaponry was introduced by the Maasai era of the late 18th and 19th centuries. With new weapons and forms of governance, they swept down from their original homelands in the north, closer to <a href="/wiki/Lake_Turkana" title="Lake Turkana">Lake Turkana</a>, down to their present homelands south of Kenya. The Maasai clan that took over the Plateau were known as the Ilwasin Kishu, after whom it is presently named. </p><p>In August 1908, fifty-eight families of displaced <a href="/wiki/Afrikaner" class="mw-redirect" title="Afrikaner">Afrikaners</a> left <a href="/wiki/Nakuru" title="Nakuru">Nakuru</a> for the Uasin Gishu plateau after a journey from South Africa by sea and by rail from <a href="/wiki/Mombasa" title="Mombasa">Mombasa</a>. Led by Jan van Rensburg, they traveled using wagons that would often get stuck in mud, finally arriving at Sergoit Hill <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://twenzetu.com/local/sergoit-hill/">[1]</a> on 22 October of that year. Jan Ernest Kruger would later own the 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres) Sergoit farm, now owned by Sergoit Golf and Wildlife resort. </p><p>The land had earlier been surveyed by a certain van Breda and the new arrivals took up leaseholds of between 320 and 2,020 hectares (800 and 5,000 acres) on condition that they would develop it within five years. Each family built a shack, put up fences, in-spanned oxen to simple ploughs and turned the first furrows. They sowed wheat, maize and vegetables. These actions laid the foundation for the transformation of the Plateau into a prosperous agricultural region. </p><p>The farms were later officially registered and each was given a number.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Eldoret was established in the midst of the farms they created on what was known to the settlers as "Farm 64", "64" or "Sisibo" to the locals because at that time it was 103 kilometres (64 mi) from the newly built <a href="/wiki/Uganda_Railway" title="Uganda Railway">Uganda Railway</a> railhead at <a href="/wiki/Londiani" title="Londiani">Londiani</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Willy van Aardt owned the farm. The Central Lounge in Eldoret is all that remains of Willy's farm. </p><p>The official town site started in 1910 with the development of a Post Office at "Sisibo". This was followed shortly after by the arrival of 60 more Afrikaner families in 1911.<sup id="cite_ref-ipsos.co.ke_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ipsos.co.ke-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The governor decided to establish an administrative centre in the area in 1912 and thus the Post Office was renamed from "64" to a new official town name: "Eldoret". Becoming an administrative centre caused an enormous increase in trade within the prospective city. A bank and several shops were built. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_President_Jomo_Kenyatta_staande_in_een_landrover_tijdens_de_opening_van_de_Eldoret_Agricultural_Show_TMnr_20038661.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_President_Jomo_Kenyatta_staande_in_een_landrover_tijdens_de_opening_van_de_Eldoret_Agricultural_Show_TMnr_20038661.jpg/220px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_President_Jomo_Kenyatta_staande_in_een_landrover_tijdens_de_opening_van_de_Eldoret_Agricultural_Show_TMnr_20038661.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_President_Jomo_Kenyatta_staande_in_een_landrover_tijdens_de_opening_van_de_Eldoret_Agricultural_Show_TMnr_20038661.jpg/330px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_President_Jomo_Kenyatta_staande_in_een_landrover_tijdens_de_opening_van_de_Eldoret_Agricultural_Show_TMnr_20038661.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_President_Jomo_Kenyatta_staande_in_een_landrover_tijdens_de_opening_van_de_Eldoret_Agricultural_Show_TMnr_20038661.jpg/440px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_President_Jomo_Kenyatta_staande_in_een_landrover_tijdens_de_opening_van_de_Eldoret_Agricultural_Show_TMnr_20038661.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="700" /></a><figcaption>Kenya's first president, <a href="/wiki/Jomo_Kenyatta" title="Jomo Kenyatta">Jomo Kenyatta</a>, opens the Eldoret Agricultural Show in 1968.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Uganda_Railway" title="Uganda Railway">Uganda Railway</a> extension, from Londiani towards <a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a>, reached Eldoret in 1924, starting a new era of prosperity and growth. In 1928, a piped water supply from the Sosiani River was installed and in 1933, an electricity generator plant was installed by the East African Power and Lighting Company. By that time, Eldoret had a small airport, and low-cost rental housing had been constructed.<sup id="cite_ref-ipsos.co.ke_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ipsos.co.ke-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1950s the town was literally divided into two, along the main street (now Uganda Road), with the Afrikaners on the north and the British on the south. The former took their children to Highland School, (now Moi Girls High School)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the latter, to Hill School.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Recreation was also along the divide – 'Brits' used the Lincoln Hotel and the Race-Course near the now "Chinese Area" while the Afrikaners converged at the Wagon Wheel for recreation. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Arap_Moi" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel Arap Moi">Daniel Arap Moi</a> was born in the neighboring Baringo District, and under his <a href="/wiki/President_of_Kenya" title="President of Kenya">presidency</a>, the town was developed further. The country's second institution of higher learning, <a href="/wiki/Moi_University" title="Moi University">Moi University</a>, was established by the government in 1984 and the third international airport was subsequently constructed, significantly boosting the fortunes of the town. </p><p>By 1987, only two Afrikaner households remained in Eldoret, with the rest having moved back to South Africa in the late 1950s and early 1960s, in the aftermath of the <a href="/wiki/Mau_Mau_rebellion" title="Mau Mau rebellion">Mau Mau rebellion</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in anticipation of independence. </p><p>The town was significantly impacted by the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%932008_Kenyan_crisis" title="2007–2008 Kenyan crisis">2007–2008 Kenyan crisis</a> when violence gripped Kenya in the aftermath of controversial general elections. The athlete <a href="/wiki/Lucas_Sang" title="Lucas Sang">Lucas Sang</a> was murdered about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away from the town while on his way home to Chepkoilel. On 1 January 2008, a mob attacked and set fire to a church located near <a href="/wiki/Burnt_Forest" title="Burnt Forest">Burnt Forest</a>, a satellite town of Eldoret. Hundreds of people had taken refuge during Kenyan massacres. As a result, about forty to eighty people,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> mostly <a href="/wiki/Kikuyu_people" title="Kikuyu people">Kikuyu</a>, were burnt to death. </p><p><a href="/wiki/William_Ruto" title="William Ruto">William Ruto</a> the current President of the Republic of Kenya was born in Kamagut Ward of <a href="/wiki/Turbo_Constituency" title="Turbo Constituency">Turbo Constituency</a> that straddles Eldoret town. He has previously represented <a href="/wiki/Eldoret_North_Constituency" title="Eldoret North Constituency">Eldoret North Constituency</a> in parliament. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Swamp_in_Outspan,_Eldoret.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Swamp_in_Outspan%2C_Eldoret.jpg/220px-Swamp_in_Outspan%2C_Eldoret.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Swamp_in_Outspan%2C_Eldoret.jpg/330px-Swamp_in_Outspan%2C_Eldoret.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Swamp_in_Outspan%2C_Eldoret.jpg/440px-Swamp_in_Outspan%2C_Eldoret.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="1800" /></a><figcaption>A swamp in Eldoret</figcaption></figure> <p>Eldoret has a <a href="/wiki/Subtropical_highland_climate" class="mw-redirect" title="Subtropical highland climate">subtropical highland climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a> <i>Cfb</i>). The town, lying over 2,000 m (6,600 ft) above sea level, has a moderate to cool climate. The temperature falls significantly at night, and in the cold season (May–August) it is regularly in the single digits Celsius. The warm season is the driest and the cool season is the wettest, making the town have a pattern similar to that of a <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_climate" title="Mediterranean climate">Mediterranean climate</a>. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Eldoret (2120 m), Kenya (1941-1968, Records: 1930-1968) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF5200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.5<br />(85.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF5500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.1<br />(84.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF4B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.6<br />(87.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.9<br />(84.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF5E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.8<br />(82.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.0<br />(82.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF6200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.2<br />(81.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.2<br />(77.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.0<br />(80.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF6200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.2<br />(81.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF6100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.3<br />(81.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.5<br />(81.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF4B00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">30.6<br />(87.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF6F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.3<br />(77.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.0<br />(78.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF6B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.9<br />(78.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF7500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.5<br />(76.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.5<br />(74.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF8104; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.7<br />(72.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF8A16; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.4<br />(70.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF8710; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.8<br />(71.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.3<br />(73.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.9<br />(75.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.7<br />(74.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.9<br />(75.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">23.8<br />(74.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFA851; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.1<br />(62.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA44A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.6<br />(63.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFA144; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.0<br />(64.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFA852; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.0<br />(62.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFA954; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.9<br />(62.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFB061; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.9<br />(60.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFB367; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.5<br />(59.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFB164; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.7<br />(60.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF60; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.0<br />(60.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA954; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.9<br />(62.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFA852; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.0<br />(62.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFAA55; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.8<br />(62.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFAA56; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">16.7<br />(62.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFE3C7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.5<br />(47.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFE1C3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.8<br />(47.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFDBB7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.7<br />(49.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFE0C2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.9<br />(48.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFD7AF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.3<br />(50.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFDFC0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.0<br />(48.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.4<br />(48.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.3<br />(48.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.6<br />(47.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFDCBA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.5<br />(49.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFD8B1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.1<br />(50.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.4<br />(48.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBC; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">9.3<br />(48.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.6<br />(34.9) </td> <td style="background: #F4F4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.6<br />(36.7) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.4<br />(38.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.0<br />(41.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFCF9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.9<br />(40.8) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.1<br />(34.0) </td> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.8<br />(37.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.0<br />(41.0) </td> <td style="background: #FEFEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.4<br />(39.9) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.1<br />(34.0) </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.2<br />(36.0) </td> <td style="background: #FAFAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.6<br />(38.5) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1.1<br />(34.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #D3FFD3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29<br />(1.1) </td> <td style="background: #BDFFBD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40<br />(1.6) </td> <td style="background: #AAFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57<br />(2.2) </td> <td style="background: #18FF18; color:#000000;" class="notheme">150<br />(5.9) </td> <td style="background: #46FF46; color:#000000;" class="notheme">124<br />(4.9) </td> <td style="background: #5EFF5E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">104<br />(4.1) </td> <td style="background: #00FD00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">172<br />(6.8) </td> <td style="background: #00D900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">196<br />(7.7) </td> <td style="background: #79FF79; color:#000000;" class="notheme">87<br />(3.4) </td> <td style="background: #B7FFB7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48<br />(1.9) </td> <td style="background: #B2FFB2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50<br />(2.0) </td> <td style="background: #BAFFBA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46<br />(1.8) </td> <td style="background: #73FF73; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,103<br />(43.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.2 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #C1C1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5 </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5 </td> <td style="background: #9C9CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8 </td> <td style="background: #3F3FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">15 </td> <td style="background: #4545FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">15 </td> <td style="background: #5959FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13 </td> <td style="background: #1414FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19 </td> <td style="background: #0000FA; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">21 </td> <td style="background: #7272FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11 </td> <td style="background: #8F8FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9 </td> <td style="background: #8C8CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9 </td> <td style="background: #A8A8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7 </td> <td style="background: #6F6FFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">137 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #A7FFA7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57 </td> <td style="background: #A7FFA7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57 </td> <td style="background: #A4FFA4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">59 </td> <td style="background: #93FF93; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70 </td> <td style="background: #8EFF8E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73 </td> <td style="background: #89FF89; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76 </td> <td style="background: #89FF89; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76 </td> <td style="background: #86FF86; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78 </td> <td style="background: #93FF93; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70 </td> <td style="background: #9AFF9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65 </td> <td style="background: #97FF97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67 </td> <td style="background: #9FFF9F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62 </td> <td style="background: #96FF96; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">68 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #E9E900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">276 </td> <td style="background: #EBEB03; color:#000000;" class="notheme">260 </td> <td style="background: #E7E700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">267 </td> <td style="background: #E3E300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">243 </td> <td style="background: #DFDF00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">233 </td> <td style="background: #DFDF00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">228 </td> <td style="background: #D3D300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">183 </td> <td style="background: #D1D100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">180 </td> <td style="background: #DFDF00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">225 </td> <td style="background: #E1E100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">242 </td> <td style="background: #DEDE00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">222 </td> <td style="background: #E8E800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">273 </td> <td style="background: #E0E000; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2,832 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 1: <a href="/wiki/Deutscher_Wetterdienst" title="Deutscher Wetterdienst">Deutscher Wetterdienst</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 2: <a href="/wiki/Danish_Meteorological_Institute" title="Danish Meteorological Institute">Danish Meteorological Institute</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Population">Population</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1969 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">18,196</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1979 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">50,503</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+177.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1989 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">111,882</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+121.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1999 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">167,016</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+49.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 2009 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">252,061</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+50.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2019</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">475,716</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+88.7%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">source:<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Local_governance">Local governance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Local governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Eldoret is governed by the County Government of Uasin <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.uasingishu.go.ke/">Gishu</a> which manages all the town's affairs. The city is divided into thirteen wards. Six of them (Huruma, Kamukunji, Kapyemit, Kidiwa/Kapsuswa, and Stadium/Industrial, Market) are in <a href="/wiki/Eldoret_North_Constituency" title="Eldoret North Constituency">Eldoret North Constituency</a>, Three (Hospital, Kapsoya and Kimumu/Sergoit) are in <a href="/wiki/Eldoret_East_Constituency" title="Eldoret East Constituency">Eldoret East Constituency</a>, and the remaining four (Kipkenyo, Langas, Pioneer/<a href="/wiki/Elgon_View" title="Elgon View">Elgon View</a> and Race Course) are part of <a href="/wiki/Eldoret_South_Constituency" title="Eldoret South Constituency">Eldoret South Constituency</a>. All of these three constituencies have more wards within other local authorities than Eldoret municipality.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Suburbs">Suburbs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Suburbs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Eldoret has a number of estates. Estates vary in that some are posh and others are resided in by the middle-class community. Almost every estate has its own identity. Some of the estates include <a href="/wiki/Elgon_View" title="Elgon View">Elgon View</a>, Langas, Kapseret, Huruma, Kapsoya, Shauri, Kipkorgot, Kahoya, West Indies, West, Kipkaren, Kimumu, Jerusalem, Annex, Mwanzo,Hawaii, Action, Mailinne, Pioneer, Outspan, Kiplombe, Kamkunji, Samar, Silas, Kenya Service, Cheplaskei, Chinese, Road Block, Peris, Junction, Munyaka, Hillside, Eldoville, Juniorate among many others. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Uasi_ngishu_farmlands.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Uasi_ngishu_farmlands.jpg/220px-Uasi_ngishu_farmlands.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Uasi_ngishu_farmlands.jpg/330px-Uasi_ngishu_farmlands.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Uasi_ngishu_farmlands.jpg/440px-Uasi_ngishu_farmlands.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4864" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>Large wheat plantation near Eldoret. Sergoit hill seen in the background</figcaption></figure> <p>Eldoret is surrounded by prime agricultural lands and acts as a trading centre for <a href="/wiki/Uasin_Gishu_County" title="Uasin Gishu County">Uasin Gishu's</a> economy which is driven by large-scale grain farming, dairy and horticultural farming. The town is also a local manufacturing hub with a number of nationally recognised manufacturing concerns, including Raiplywoods, Rupa Textiles, Kenya Pipeline Company, Kenya Co-operative Creameries as well as corn, wheat and pyrethrum factories all within the town.<sup id="cite_ref-uasingishu.go.ke_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uasingishu.go.ke-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city is home to a large <a href="/wiki/Market_(place)" class="mw-redirect" title="Market (place)">market</a> and is known for the <i>Doinyo Lessos</i> cheese factory, <a href="/wiki/Moi_University" title="Moi University">Moi University</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eldoret_International_Airport" title="Eldoret International Airport">Eldoret International Airport</a>. The runners from Eldoret have also contributed significantly to the economy of Eldoret town, primarily investing in small businesses and real estate, from their winnings in races all over the world. <a href="/wiki/Moses_Kiptanui" title="Moses Kiptanui">Moses Kiptanui</a> is a stake holder in one of the largest buildings, Komora, that houses a large supermarket chain and many offices. </p><p>Notable professional firms include Nyairo and Company, the oldest law firm in the town`, founded by Alfred Momanyi Nyairo in the sixties. Other law firms include Wabomba Masinde and Associates advocates, Gumbo and Associate Advocates, Mburu Maina & Company Advocates, Nyaundi Tuiyott & Company Advocates, Kalya & Company Advocates, Chebii and Company Advocates and Gicheru & Company Advocates. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Industries">Industries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Industries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Textiles">Textiles</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Textiles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The city has an industry that is led by Ken Knit (Kenya). It is the first, fully integrated textile manufacturing company in East and Central Africa and has been based in Eldoret for close to 50 years. It is Kenya's leading manufacturer of wool products and with a workforce of 2,000, is presently the largest textile related employer in the North-Rift.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another notable textile firm is Rivatex EA which was opened in 1975 by then Vice President, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Toroitich_arap_Moi" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel Toroitich arap Moi">Daniel Toroitich arap Moi</a> as Rift Valley Textiles (<a href="/wiki/Rivatex" class="mw-redirect" title="Rivatex">Rivatex</a>), a <a href="/wiki/Parastatal" class="mw-redirect" title="Parastatal">parastatal</a> that was the first Kenyan textile mill to operate computerized mills. It quickly became a success, achieving profitability within three years while employing 400 people and consuming 3,000 tons of cotton a year at its peak. By the late 1990s, the liberalization of Kenya's market which led to massive imports of cheap used clothing coupled with mismanagement led to the decline of the country's textile industry. Rivatex in Eldoret was placed under receivership in 1998 and finally shut its doors in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-theeastafrican.co.ke_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theeastafrican.co.ke-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city of Eldoret, through Moi University and its subsidiary firm Rivatex, has played a leading role in the revival of the Kenyan textile industry.<sup id="cite_ref-theeastafrican.co.ke_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theeastafrican.co.ke-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ruc.mu.ac.ke_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ruc.mu.ac.ke-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The defunct Rivatex was purchased from the Government of Kenya in 2007 by Moi University as a facility for research, product development, extension and production. The university identified the high cost of imported dyes as a factor affecting profitability. This was resolved in 2008, when <a href="/wiki/Richard_Mibey" title="Richard Mibey">Prof Richard Mibey</a>, invented the Tami Dye, a natural dye made from Mexican Marigold which was previously considered a weed in the surrounding regions. The university holds the patent to this dye.<sup id="cite_ref-theeastafrican.co.ke_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theeastafrican.co.ke-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Being able to produce affordable dye in Kenya has been a key contributing factor to the revival of Rivatex East Africa and the wider Kenyan textile industry.<sup id="cite_ref-ruc.mu.ac.ke_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ruc.mu.ac.ke-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university won a $60 million grant from the World Bank to carry out a face-lift as a result of the work on the Tami Dye. It also secured a pledged investment of $40 million from the Indian Government.<sup id="cite_ref-theeastafrican.co.ke_24-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theeastafrican.co.ke-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Digital_assembly">Digital assembly</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Digital assembly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In mid-2019, Rivatex reopened following major renovations and restructuring. As part of this effort, it opened a Digital Assembly Plant with the capacity to produce laptops, tablets, electric meters, smartphones and other digital devices.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Military">Military</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Military"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The city is host to the Moi Barracks for the Kenya Defence Forces. The barracks has a memorial for Kenyan soldiers killed in battle in <a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a>. The city is also home to the <a href="/wiki/Kenya_Ordnance_Factories_Corporation" title="Kenya Ordnance Factories Corporation">Kenya Ordnance Factories Corporation</a> since 1997, a military installation that was the first manufacturer of small arms and ammunition in the region. Its customers include the Kenya Police, Wildlife Service, the Army, licensed dealers and carriers as well as friendly governments. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Fertilizer">Fertilizer</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Fertilizer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Toyota_Tsusho_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Toyota Tsusho Corporation">Toyota Tsusho Corporation</a> built Kenya's first full scale fertilizer blending factory at Ngeria on the outskirts of Eldoret.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The $15 million plant has the capacity to produce 150,000 tonnes per year which is 25% of Kenya's 600,000 annual requirement.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Services">Services</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="ICT">ICT</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: ICT"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In early 2019, <a href="/wiki/Safaricom" title="Safaricom">Safaricom</a>, Kenya's largest mobile network operator, set up its second largest call centre, and its first outside Nairobi,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in Eldoret town. The Kshs 900 million facility provides employment to 800 individuals of whom 300 are paid interns from local universities.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The town is also home to the MGW site, located at Kapsoya, the first of Safaricom's data centre in the North Rift, set up in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Tourism">Tourism</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Eldoret has traditionally not been known as a tourist destination and does not have much to differentiate it from Kenya's other highland centres. Being Kenya's fifth-largest town however, it is a great deal bigger and serves as a base for touring the North-Rift circuit. The town has a decent variety of accommodation options, notably the Sirikwa Hotel,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Poa Place,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Noble Hotel and Conference Centre <sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the ultra-modern Boma Inn<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as enough night-life options to interest one for an evening or two.<sup id="cite_ref-roughguides.com_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-roughguides.com-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Surrounding_region">Surrounding region</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Surrounding region"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Koitalel_Arap_Samoei_Museum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Koitalel_Arap_Samoei_Museum.jpg/220px-Koitalel_Arap_Samoei_Museum.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Koitalel_Arap_Samoei_Museum.jpg/330px-Koitalel_Arap_Samoei_Museum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Koitalel_Arap_Samoei_Museum.jpg/440px-Koitalel_Arap_Samoei_Museum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Koitalel Arap Samoei Mausoleum and Museum in Nandi Hills; a historic monument located close to Eldoret</figcaption></figure> <p>The town and its surrounding regions has also lately grown into a sports tourism destination thanks to a number of residents, renowned world runners and a high-altitude that makes the local area suitable for athletics training.<sup id="cite_ref-uasingishu.go.ke_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uasingishu.go.ke-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Notable attractions within easy distance of Eldoret include the <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Hills,_Kenya" title="Nandi Hills, Kenya">Nandi Hills</a> area to the south, home of the <a href="/wiki/Nandi_people" title="Nandi people">Nandi</a>, the fiercest early opponents to British rule. It is also the home of the <a href="/wiki/Chemosit" class="mw-redirect" title="Chemosit">Chemosit</a>, a crypto-beast that is said to devour human brains.<sup id="cite_ref-roughguides.com_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-roughguides.com-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Paraglading_in_elgeyo_marakwet.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Paraglading_in_elgeyo_marakwet.jpg/220px-Paraglading_in_elgeyo_marakwet.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Paraglading_in_elgeyo_marakwet.jpg/330px-Paraglading_in_elgeyo_marakwet.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Paraglading_in_elgeyo_marakwet.jpg/440px-Paraglading_in_elgeyo_marakwet.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="375" /></a><figcaption>Paraglading in Elgeyo Marakwet</figcaption></figure> <p>To the north lies the town of <a href="/wiki/Iten" title="Iten">Iten</a>, capital of <a href="/wiki/Elgeyo-Marakwet_County" title="Elgeyo-Marakwet County">Elgeyo Marakwet</a> county and the world's foremost source of elite-middle and long distance runners. It is a popular destination for foreigners looking to hone their athletics talent<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and time at its high altitude training centres form part of a number of elite athletes training regimens. Notably, altitude training here was a key element of Mo Farah's preparations before his 5000m and 10000m gold medals at London 2012 and World Championships 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Elgeyo Marakwet is also increasingly gaining a global reputation as a paragliding destination. It has become the place to go to fly 100–200 km (62–124 mi) out-and-returns in January with world records across both distances having been set in the Kerio Valley in 2013 and 2014 respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Points_of_interest">Points of interest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Points of interest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Champions_Monument">Champions Monument</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Champions Monument"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Champions_Monument,_Eldoret.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Champions_Monument%2C_Eldoret.jpg/220px-Champions_Monument%2C_Eldoret.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Champions_Monument%2C_Eldoret.jpg/330px-Champions_Monument%2C_Eldoret.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Champions_Monument%2C_Eldoret.jpg/440px-Champions_Monument%2C_Eldoret.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>Champions Monument located in Eldoret, Kenya</figcaption></figure> <p>The Champions Monument is situated at the junction of Kaptagat and Nairobi roads and was erected in honour of retired, elite and upcoming athletes in the country. The bronze monument, erected by Mediheal Group of Hospitals, depicts two female athletes and two male athletes attached on a world map running towards different directions. One of the males is holding an Olympic torch in one hand while the rest have their hands raised up as a sign of victory. It also has an image of a male athlete mounted on the top draped in the Kenyan flag.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chepkiit_Waterfalls">Chepkiit Waterfalls</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Chepkiit Waterfalls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Located some 25 kilometres (16 mi) away from Eldoret at a point where the River Sosiani plunges 100 metres (330 ft) from the plateau and over a granite escarpment is the Chepkiit Waterfalls. Located in <a href="/wiki/Nandi_County" title="Nandi County">Nandi County</a>, the name loosely translates to "view from above" and it features four viewpoints which are favorite locations for picnics and bird-seeing excursions.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Boma_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Boma-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the past, the location was a site of the ancient practice of Sheu Morobi where very old members of the Nandi community would jump to their deaths for a variety of reasons including loneliness and so as not to burden the community.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eldoret_Arboretum">Eldoret Arboretum</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Eldoret Arboretum"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Eldoret Arboretum is located next to the Kipchoge Keino stadium and is jointly managed by the County Government of Uasin Gishu and the Kenya Forest Service (KFS).<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The arboretum hosts a Wall of Fame that features the names of legendary and elite Kenyan athletes, most of whom come from the surrounding regions. The Wall of Fame is styled as four pillars each holding the names scripted across four categories; Olympians, World Champions, World Cross Country champions and marathon greats.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Iten_Viewpoint">Iten Viewpoint</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Iten Viewpoint"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Situated north-east of Eldoret at the high altitude of 2,400 m above sea level, the small town of Iten is known for its regional honey, being home to training camps for international athletes and the viewpoints of the Great Rift Valley. The Iten Viewpoint offers views of natural landmarks such as Kerio valley, Lake Kamnarok, Kerio River with its crocodiles, Tugen Hills and Cherangani Hills. Iten viewpoint allows visitors to see more of the Great Rift Valley than any other place in Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Boma_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Boma-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EldoretClubBreakfastRoom.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/EldoretClubBreakfastRoom.jpg/220px-EldoretClubBreakfastRoom.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/EldoretClubBreakfastRoom.jpg/330px-EldoretClubBreakfastRoom.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/EldoretClubBreakfastRoom.jpg/440px-EldoretClubBreakfastRoom.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1546" data-file-height="1546" /></a><figcaption>The breakfast room at Eldoret Club, overlooking the golf course</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Daima_Towers">Daima Towers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Daima Towers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Daima_Towers_Eldoret.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Daima_Towers_Eldoret.jpg/220px-Daima_Towers_Eldoret.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="489" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Daima_Towers_Eldoret.jpg/330px-Daima_Towers_Eldoret.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Daima_Towers_Eldoret.jpg/440px-Daima_Towers_Eldoret.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2016" data-file-height="4480" /></a><figcaption>Daima Towers Eldoret</figcaption></figure><p>At 26 floors and 70 metres (230 ft) tall, this is the tallest building in Kenya west of Nairobi and stands as a landmark of the town. It was built by the Moi University Pension Scheme<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was opened in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The building features a rooftop restaurant as well as a variety of boutiques and office spaces. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eldoret_Club">Eldoret Club</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Eldoret Club"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Eldoret Club is a private members club that was established in 1924 on the edge of town. It is situated on large well-manicured grounds that house a clubhouse, a 9-hole golf course and a variety of other facilities. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Athletics_Training_Centres">Athletics Training Centres</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Athletics Training Centres"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Athletics is by far the most popular sport in the region with wins at the Olympics and World Athletics Championships as well as road races across the world having propelled many local residents to stardom and financial success. Current and future athletes can be seen training at the IAAF High Altitude Training Center and other privately run training centers, the Kipchoge Keino stadium or even along the streets on most mornings. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cuea.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Cuea.jpg/220px-Cuea.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Cuea.jpg/330px-Cuea.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Cuea.jpg/440px-Cuea.jpg 2x" data-file-width="595" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption>Catholic University of East Africa</figcaption></figure> <p>Eldoret is home to <a href="/wiki/Moi_University" title="Moi University">Moi University</a>. Though the university's main campus is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) away in Kesess, located due South, four of its campuses are within the town limits of Eldoret. These campuses are; Annex Campus (School of Law), Town Campus (School of Medicine and School of dental sciences), Rivatex Campus (School of aeronautical engineering) and Eldoret West campus (for privately sponsored students). As of 2006, it had a student population of 14,855. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Eldoret" title="University of Eldoret">University of Eldoret</a> is the second largest university in the city having been awarded its charter in 2013. Its main campus is located within the city limits to the north of the town. </p><p>Other universities with campuses in the town include Catholic University of East Africa, Jomo Kenyatta University, University of Nairobi, University of East Africa - Baraton, Kabarak University, Mount Kenya University and Kisii University </p><p>The city also is home to many technical and vocational institutes including <a href="/wiki/Rift_Valley_Technical_Training_Institute" title="Rift Valley Technical Training Institute">Rift Valley Technical Training Institute</a>, Eldoret National Polytechnic, African Institute for Research and Applied Studies. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Health">Health</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Health"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are a number of medical facilities in the city, notably <a href="/wiki/Moi_Teaching_and_Referral_Hospital" title="Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital">Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital</a>; The only referral national hospital in western Kenya. The town has the Uasin Gishu District Hospital, and there are several private institutions: St. Luke Orthopaedic And Trauma Hospital, Eldoret Hospital, Mediheal Hospital, Eldoret Oncology Associates Cancer Hospital, Reale Hospital, Alexandria Cancer Centre and Palliative Care Hospital and Elgon View Hospital among others. </p><p>In 2015, East & Central Africa's first public children's hospital, The <a href="/wiki/Shoe4Africa_Childrens_Hospital" title="Shoe4Africa Childrens Hospital">Shoe4Africa Children's Hospital</a>, a 200-bed general teaching hospital, was opened, behind the Moi Referral. </p><p>Also in 2015, a new out patient cancer treatment centre was opened at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, funded principally by Ruth Lily, an American philanthropist. It has been named after the businessman, Manu Chandaria, a later funder, and is now known as The Chandaria Cancer and Chronic Disease Centre.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> Eldoret, in particular the Elgon View area, is the hometown of numerous Kenyan runners, the most renowned of whom are <a href="/wiki/Kipchoge_Keino" title="Kipchoge Keino">Kipchoge Keino</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eliud_Kipchoge" title="Eliud Kipchoge">Eliud Kipchoge</a>. The high altitude is an ideal training ground for many middle and long distance athletes. </p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KCB_Safari_Rally_Flag_off_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/KCB_Safari_Rally_Flag_off_2016.jpg/220px-KCB_Safari_Rally_Flag_off_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/KCB_Safari_Rally_Flag_off_2016.jpg/330px-KCB_Safari_Rally_Flag_off_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/KCB_Safari_Rally_Flag_off_2016.jpg/440px-KCB_Safari_Rally_Flag_off_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>KCB Safari rally</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Kipchoge_Keino_Stadium" title="Kipchoge Keino Stadium">Kipchoge Keino Stadium</a> is the town's main stadium and is a multi-use stadium with a capacity of 10,000 people. The stadium is used for athletic meetings and hosts local football teams including <a href="/wiki/Rivatex_F.C." title="Rivatex F.C.">Rivatex</a> and Eldoret KCC. The stadium fell into disrepair and was refurbished beginning in 2007 when the Kenyan Government allocated Ksh100 million for its upgrade.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2018, it began going through a second major expansion and renovation. </p><p>Eldoret Falcons is a women's football team that represents the city in the nationwide league while Eldoret RFC is a men's rugby team in the nationwide league. The city has also been a popular stage in the KCB Safari Rally. </p><p>The town is home to the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret_City_Marathon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eldoret City Marathon (page does not exist)">Eldoret City Marathon</a>, whose $35,000 winners purse during its second edition in 2019 made it the richest marathon race in Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The event is organised by the Uasin Gishu county government and is patronized by the County Governor, H.E <b>Jonathan Kimeli Bii Chelilim</b> and John Kibet Barorot.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kass_fm_Marathon,_Eldoret_(4187693779).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Kass_fm_Marathon%2C_Eldoret_%284187693779%29.jpg/220px-Kass_fm_Marathon%2C_Eldoret_%284187693779%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Kass_fm_Marathon%2C_Eldoret_%284187693779%29.jpg/330px-Kass_fm_Marathon%2C_Eldoret_%284187693779%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Kass_fm_Marathon%2C_Eldoret_%284187693779%29.jpg/440px-Kass_fm_Marathon%2C_Eldoret_%284187693779%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="531" /></a><figcaption>Athletes Participate in Kass Marathon</figcaption></figure> <p>The town is also host to a leg of the annual national sevens circuit rugby tournament. The Eldoret leg is played in June and referred to as the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sepetuka_Sevens&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sepetuka Sevens (page does not exist)">Sepetuka Sevens</a>. It is extremely popular and brings the city to a halt for the entire weekend with fans coming into the city from all over the country. </p><p>Eldoret is also home to the <a href="/wiki/International_Association_of_Athletics_Federations" class="mw-redirect" title="International Association of Athletics Federations">International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)'s</a> High Altitude Training Centre for Kenyan and international athletes. </p><p>Eldoret was the venue of the 2024 African continental Road Racing championships. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transport">Transport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Airports">Airports</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Airports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Main_lounge_at_Eldoret_International_Airport.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Main_lounge_at_Eldoret_International_Airport.jpg/220px-Main_lounge_at_Eldoret_International_Airport.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Main_lounge_at_Eldoret_International_Airport.jpg/330px-Main_lounge_at_Eldoret_International_Airport.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Main_lounge_at_Eldoret_International_Airport.jpg/440px-Main_lounge_at_Eldoret_International_Airport.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1333" /></a><figcaption>Entry to the main lounge of Eldoret International Airport</figcaption></figure> <p>The town of Eldoret is served by two aerodromes, Eldoret International Airport and Eldoret Airstrip. <a href="/wiki/Eldoret_International_Airport" title="Eldoret International Airport">Eldoret International Airport</a> is a regional airport approximately 14 km (8.7 mi) from Eldoret city. It has daily scheduled flights to Nairobi and <a href="/wiki/Lodwar" title="Lodwar">Lodwar</a> and weekly international cargo flights operated by <a href="/wiki/Emirates_(airline)" title="Emirates (airline)">Emirates</a> and <a href="/wiki/Etihad_Airways" title="Etihad Airways">Etihad Airways</a>. Situated at 6,941 feet (2,116 m) above sea level,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the airport has a single <a href="/wiki/Asphalt_concrete" title="Asphalt concrete">asphalt</a> runway that measures 3,475 metres (11,401 ft) in length.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Four domestic airline companies operate in this airport: <a href="/wiki/Fly540" title="Fly540">Fly 540</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jambojet" title="Jambojet">Jambojet</a>, Skyward Express and Silverstone Air. </p><p>The Eldoret Airstrip, also known as the Eldoret Boma Airport, is a small airstrip located within Eldoret on the Eldoret Iten road. It has an elevation of 7,050 ft above sea level and a single runway measuring 1,130 metres (3,710 ft). The county government of <a href="/wiki/Uasin_Gishu" class="mw-redirect" title="Uasin Gishu">Uasin Gishu</a> took over operations of the Eldoret airstrip in July 2015 <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.the-star.co.ke/counties/rift-valley/2015-05-05-county-to-take-over-eldoret-airstrip-july-1/">County to take over Eldoret airstrip July 1</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Roads">Roads</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Roads"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vehicles_leaving_Eldoret_town,_Kenya.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Vehicles_leaving_Eldoret_town%2C_Kenya.jpg/220px-Vehicles_leaving_Eldoret_town%2C_Kenya.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Vehicles_leaving_Eldoret_town%2C_Kenya.jpg/330px-Vehicles_leaving_Eldoret_town%2C_Kenya.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Vehicles_leaving_Eldoret_town%2C_Kenya.jpg/440px-Vehicles_leaving_Eldoret_town%2C_Kenya.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3840" data-file-height="2160" /></a><figcaption>Vehicles leaving Eldoret, near Sosiani primary school.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Trans-African highway passes through the town's central business district. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Railway">Railway</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Railway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The town is also served by the Kenya-Uganda railway.Construction began in 1920, reaching Eldoret in 1924 and winding up at Kampala in 1930. This extension put Eldoret town itself 64 miles away from the railhead, an occurrence that birthed the town’s famous moniker of Farm 64 which morphed into Sisibo through vernacular influence. Construction of the Eldoret line paved the way for the extension of other branch lines into areas of high European settlement such as Kitale, Nyahururu, and Nanyuki. Railway presence in these towns created a reliable means of transporting farm produce, thus leading to their growth and development as the colony’s bread baskets. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Power">Power</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Power"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The French renewable energy firm Voltalia is building a 40-megawatt (MW) solar plant for compatriot Kenya-based French solar firm Alten Africa in Kesses, Eldoret. Once it goes into commercial operation, scheduled for March 2020, approximately 123.6GWh of clean electricity will be injected into the grid every year, enough to meet the annual energy consumption needs of over 824,000 Kenyans.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Oil_pipelines">Oil pipelines</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Oil pipelines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Kenya_Pipeline_Company" title="Kenya Pipeline Company">Kenya Pipeline Company</a> operates a pipeline that passes through the town. It is connected to theT refinery at the coastal city of <a href="/wiki/Mombasa" title="Mombasa">Mombasa</a> and extends further from Eldoret to the lakeside city of <a href="/wiki/Kisumu" title="Kisumu">Kisumu</a>. One of 5 national oil depots is located in the town. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sister_cities">Sister cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Sister cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Eldoret is <a href="/wiki/City_twinning" class="mw-redirect" title="City twinning">a sister town to the cities</a> of: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color: white; background:#811541">Country </th> <th style="color: white; background:#810001">City </th> <th style="color: white; background:#811541">County/District/Province/Region/State </th> <th style="color: white; background:#811541">Date </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffffef;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> </td> <td style="background:#ffffcf;"><b><a href="/wiki/Bad_Vilbel" title="Bad Vilbel">Bad Vilbel</a></b> </td> <td style="background:#ffffef;"><i><a href="/wiki/Hessen" class="mw-redirect" title="Hessen">Hessen</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#ffffef;">1982<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffffef;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">USA</a> </td> <td style="background:#ffffcf;"><b><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a></b> </td> <td style="background:#ffffef;"><i><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#ffffef;">2000<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffffef;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">USA</a> </td> <td style="background:#ffffcf;"><b><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a></b> </td> <td style="background:#ffffef;"><i><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#ffffef;">2007<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffffef;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">USA</a> </td> <td style="background:#ffffcf;"><b><a href="/wiki/Ithaca,_New_York" title="Ithaca, New York">Ithaca</a></b> </td> <td style="background:#ffffef;"><i><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#ffffef;">2007<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eldoret&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mups.co.ke/newwebsite/index.php/investments/eldoret-daima-plaza-mups-plaza">the original</a> on 29 June 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Moi+University+Pension+Scheme&rft.atitle=Eldoret+Daima+Plaza+%28MUPS+Plaza%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmups.co.ke%2Fnewwebsite%2Findex.php%2Finvestments%2Feldoret-daima-plaza-mups-plaza&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEldoret" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Eldoret Leo <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.eldoretleo.com/mups-plaza-tallest-building-west-of-nairobi/">online</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ampathkenya.org/news-blog-feed/2018/4/20/ruth-lilly-philanthropic-foundation-donates-7m-to-ampath">"Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation donates $7M to AMPATH"</a>. <i>AMPATH Kenya</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=AMPATH+Kenya&rft.atitle=Ruth+Lilly+Philanthropic+Foundation+donates+%247M+to+AMPATH&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ampathkenya.org%2Fnews-blog-feed%2F2018%2F4%2F20%2Fruth-lilly-philanthropic-foundation-donates-7m-to-ampath&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEldoret" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=45497">Eldoret KCC</a> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> Kenya Broadcasting Corporation – Government to upgrade Kipchoge Keino stadium</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Eldoret City marathon winners to pocket Sh3.5m, Standard Media, 12 March 2019 <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/article/2001316182/eldoret-city-marathon-winners-to-pocket-sh3-5m">online</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230608125914/https://www.uasingishu.go.ke/index.php/governors-office/">"Governor's office"</a>. 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County">Bungoma</a> <small>(39)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Busia_County" title="Busia County">Busia</a> <small>(40)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elgeyo-Marakwet_County" title="Elgeyo-Marakwet County">Elgeyo-Marakwet</a> <small>(28)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embu_County" title="Embu County">Embu</a> <small>(14)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garissa_County" title="Garissa County">Garissa</a> <small>(07)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homa_Bay_County" title="Homa Bay County">Homa Bay</a> <small>(43)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isiolo_County" title="Isiolo County">Isiolo</a> <small>(11)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kajiado_County" title="Kajiado County">Kajiado</a> <small>(34)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakamega_County" title="Kakamega County">Kakamega</a> <small>(37)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kericho_County" title="Kericho County">Kericho</a> <small>(35)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiambu_County" title="Kiambu County">Kiambu</a> <small>(22)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilifi_County" title="Kilifi County">Kilifi</a> <small>(03)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirinyaga_County" title="Kirinyaga County">Kirinyaga</a> <small>(20)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kisii_County" title="Kisii County">Kisii</a> <small>(45)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kisumu_County" title="Kisumu County">Kisumu</a> <small>(42)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitui_County" title="Kitui County">Kitui</a> <small>(15)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kwale_County" title="Kwale County">Kwale</a> <small>(02)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laikipia_County" title="Laikipia County">Laikipia</a> <small>(31)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamu_County" title="Lamu County">Lamu</a> <small>(05)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machakos_County" title="Machakos County">Machakos</a> <small>(16)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makueni_County" title="Makueni County">Makueni</a> <small>(17)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandera_County" title="Mandera County">Mandera</a> <small>(09)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marsabit_County" title="Marsabit County">Marsabit</a> <small>(10)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meru_County" title="Meru County">Meru</a> <small>(12)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Migori_County" title="Migori County">Migori</a> <small>(44)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mombasa_County" title="Mombasa County">Mombasa</a> <small>(01)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murang%27a_County" title="Murang'a County">Murang'a</a> <small>(21)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nairobi_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Nairobi County">Nairobi</a> <small>(47)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakuru_County" title="Nakuru County">Nakuru</a> <small>(32)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandi_County" title="Nandi County">Nandi</a> <small>(29)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narok_County" title="Narok County">Narok</a> <small>(33)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyamira_County" title="Nyamira County">Nyamira</a> <small>(46)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyandarua_County" title="Nyandarua County">Nyandarua</a> <small>(18)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyeri_County" title="Nyeri County">Nyeri</a> <small>(19)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samburu_County" title="Samburu County">Samburu</a> <small>(25)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siaya_County" title="Siaya County">Siaya</a> <small>(41)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taita-Taveta_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Taita-Taveta County">Taita-Taveta</a> <small>(06)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tana_River_County" title="Tana River County">Tana River</a> <small>(04)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tharaka-Nithi_County" title="Tharaka-Nithi County">Tharaka-Nithi</a> <small>(13)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trans-Nzoia_County" title="Trans-Nzoia County">Trans-Nzoia</a> <small>(26)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkana_County" title="Turkana County">Turkana</a> <small>(23)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uasin_Gishu_County" title="Uasin Gishu County">Uasin Gishu</a> <small>(27)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vihiga_County" title="Vihiga County">Vihiga</a> <small>(38)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wajir_County" title="Wajir County">Wajir</a> <small>(08)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Pokot_County" title="West Pokot County">West Pokot</a> <small>(24)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding:0.35em 0.5em;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Local_authorities_of_Kenya" title="Local authorities of Kenya">Principal cities<br />and towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Nairobi" title="Nairobi">Nairobi</a></b> <i>(capital)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athi_River_(town)" title="Athi River (town)">Athi River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baragoi" title="Baragoi">Baragoi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bomet" title="Bomet">Bomet</a></li> <li><a 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