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class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Elgeyo-Marakwet County</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgeyo-Marakwet_County" title="Elgeyo-Marakwet County – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Elgeyo-Marakwet County" 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/Condado_de_Elgeyo-Marakwet" title="Condado de Elgeyo-Marakwet – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Condado de Elgeyo-Marakwet" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%AF%DB%8C%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9%E2%80%8C%D9%88%D8%AA" title="شهرستان الگیو-ماراک‌وت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شهرستان الگیو-ماراک‌وت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%97%98%EA%B2%8C%EC%9A%94%EB%A7%88%EB%9D%BC%ED%80%98%ED%8A%B8%ED%98%84" title="엘게요마라퀘트현 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="엘게요마라퀘트현" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Elgeyo-Marakwet" title="County Elgeyo-Marakwet – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="County Elgeyo-Marakwet" 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/Elgeyo-Marakwet_County" title="Elgeyo-Marakwet County – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="Elgeyo-Marakwet County" 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/Contea_di_Elgeyo-Marakwet" title="Contea di Elgeyo-Marakwet – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Contea di Elgeyo-Marakwet" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaunti_ya_Elgeyo-Marakwet" title="Kaunti ya Elgeyo-Marakwet – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Kaunti ya Elgeyo-Marakwet" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgeyo-Marakwet_County" title="Elgeyo-Marakwet County – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Elgeyo-Marakwet County" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A8%EF%BC%9D%E3%83%9E%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%88_(%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3)" title="エルゲーヨ＝マラクウェト (カウンティ) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="エルゲーヨ＝マラクウェト (カウンティ)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgeyo-Marakwet_fylke" title="Elgeyo-Marakwet fylke – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Elgeyo-Marakwet fylke" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgeyo-Marakwet_(okrug)" title="Elgeyo-Marakwet (okrug) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Elgeyo-Marakwet (okrug)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgeyo-Marakwet" title="Elgeyo-Marakwet – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Elgeyo-Marakwet" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a 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href="/wiki/Iten" title="Iten">Iten</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"> • <a href="/wiki/County_Governors_of_Kenya" class="mw-redirect" title="County Governors of Kenya">Governor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wisley_Rotich" title="Wisley Rotich">Wisley Rotich</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">3,049.7 km<sup>2</sup> (1,177.5 sq mi)</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"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">454,480<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-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></tbody></table> <p><b>Elgeyo-Marakwet County</b> is one of <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a>'s 47 <a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Kenya" title="Counties of Kenya">counties</a>. Located in the former <a href="/wiki/Rift_Valley_Province" title="Rift Valley Province">Rift Valley Province</a>, its capital and largest town is <a href="/wiki/Iten" title="Iten">Iten.</a> It borders the counties of <a href="/wiki/West_Pokot" class="mw-redirect" title="West Pokot">West Pokot</a> to the north, <a href="/wiki/Baringo_County" title="Baringo County">Baringo County</a> to the east, southeast and south, <a href="/wiki/Uasin_Gishu" class="mw-redirect" title="Uasin Gishu">Uasin Gishu</a> to the southwest and west, and <a href="/wiki/Trans_Nzoia" class="mw-redirect" title="Trans Nzoia">Trans Nzoia</a> to the northwest. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The total population of Elgeyo-Marakwet County is 454,480 persons, of this 227,317 are females, 227,151 males, and 12 intersex persons. There are 99,861 households in the county with an average size of 4.5 persons per household with a density population of 150 persons per square km.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Religion in Elgeyo-Marakwe County <sup id="cite_ref-Census2019_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2019-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:100px;">Religion (2019 Census) </th> <th style="width:80px;">Number </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholicism">Catholicism</a></td> <td>231,873 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Protestant" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant">Protestant</a></td> <td>144,885 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Churches" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Churches">Evangelical Churches</a></td> <td>46,334 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=African_instituted_Churches&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="African instituted Churches (page does not exist)">African instituted Churches</a></td> <td>12,461 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodoxy" title="Eastern Orthodoxy">Orthodox</a></td> <td>256 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Christians" title="Christians">Other Cristian</a></td> <td>7,394 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a></td> <td>1,142 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu">Hindu</a></td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Traditionists</td> <td>491 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other</td> <td>2,933 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Atheists" class="mw-redirect" title="Atheists">Atheists</a></td> <td>5,210 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Don't Know</td> <td>395 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Not Stated</td> <td>46 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography,_geology_and_topography"><span id="Geography.2C_geology_and_topography"></span>Geography, geology and topography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography, geology and topography"><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:Keiyo_escarpment.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Keiyo_escarpment.jpg/220px-Keiyo_escarpment.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Keiyo_escarpment.jpg/330px-Keiyo_escarpment.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Keiyo_escarpment.jpg/440px-Keiyo_escarpment.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4864" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>Escarpment panorama viewed from Iten View Point</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Elgeyo_markwet_final_map.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Elgeyo_markwet_final_map.JPG/220px-Elgeyo_markwet_final_map.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Elgeyo_markwet_final_map.JPG/330px-Elgeyo_markwet_final_map.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Elgeyo_markwet_final_map.JPG 2x" data-file-width="380" data-file-height="570" /></a><figcaption>Population density in Elgeyo markwet county</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Kerio_River" title="Kerio River">Kerio River</a> binds the county on the eastern side. From its <a href="/wiki/Alluvial_plain" title="Alluvial plain">alluvial plain</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Topography" title="Topography">topography</a> gradually rises towards the west. The <a href="/wiki/Elgeyo_Escarpment" title="Elgeyo Escarpment">Elgeyo Escarpment</a> stands out distinctly and causes elevation differences of up to 1,500 m.<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> In the northern and southern parts of the county the topography is rugged, giving way to more subdued relief differences going westwards. The underlying <a href="/wiki/Geology" title="Geology">geology</a> mainly consists of <a href="/wiki/Gneisses" class="mw-redirect" title="Gneisses">gneisses</a> from the Basement System. The <a href="/wiki/Cherangany_Hills" class="mw-redirect" title="Cherangany Hills">Cherangany Hills</a> rise gently to form the western half of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Rift_Valley" title="Great Rift Valley">Great Rift Valley</a> and extend northwest in a broken chain to <a href="/wiki/Mount_Moroto" title="Mount Moroto">Mount Moroto</a> in <a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a>.<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> Non-volcanic in origin, the Cherangany Hills resulted from subsequent erosion of the raised western ridge of the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Rift_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Rift Valley">Eastern Rift Valley</a>. The range is approximately 30 miles (48 km) long and 25 miles (40 km) wide and averages 9,000 feet (2,700 metres) in height; its highest point reaches more than 11,000 feet (3,400 metres). Many of the summits are covered with huge groundsels and <a href="/wiki/Lobelias" class="mw-redirect" title="Lobelias">lobelias</a>. Some of the hills include Kameleogon (3581 m), Chebon (3375 m), Chepkotet (3370 m), Alaleigelat (3350 m) and Sodang (3211 m).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Temperatures range from a minimum of 12 °C—relatively cool, with mists and occasionally even frost—to a maximum of 22 °C. Rainfall ranges annually from 800 to 2300 mm. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religion_and_ethnicity">Religion and ethnicity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Religion and ethnicity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="thumb tnone" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;overflow:hidden;width:45%;max-width:108px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="overflow:auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marakwet_dancers.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Marakwet Traditional Dancers"><img alt="Marakwet Dancers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Marakwet_dancers.jpg/100px-Marakwet_dancers.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Marakwet_dancers.jpg/150px-Marakwet_dancers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Marakwet_dancers.jpg/200px-Marakwet_dancers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Marakwet_dancers.jpg" title="File:Marakwet dancers.jpg"> </a></div>Marakwet Traditional Dancers</div></div></div> <p>The county is mainly occupied by <a href="/wiki/Keiyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Keiyo">Keiyo</a>, Sengwer (also called Cherangany) and <a href="/wiki/Marakwet" class="mw-redirect" title="Marakwet">Marakwet</a> are part of the larger ethnic grouping of eight culturally and linguistically related ethnic groups known as the <a href="/wiki/Kalenjin_people" title="Kalenjin people">Kalenjin</a>.<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><br />Marakwet is a sub-tribe of the Kalenjin. It is made up of the sub-dialects Almoo, Endoow, Markweta (the sub-dialect giving rise to the common name), and Sombirir (Borokot) who presently predominantly live in Marakwet District in the North Rift Valley Province. Some now live in <a href="/wiki/Trans_Nzoia" class="mw-redirect" title="Trans Nzoia">Trans Nzoia</a> East and <a href="/wiki/Uasin_Gishu" class="mw-redirect" title="Uasin Gishu">Uasin Gishu</a> North districts and in other towns.<br />The name Keiyo or Elgeyo has been used interchangeably to describe the Keiyo people. The latter name is disputed as a corruption of the true name, which was coined by the Uasin-Gishu <a href="/wiki/Maasai_people" title="Maasai people">Maasai</a>, who were the Keiyo's neighbours in the mid-9th century at the western side of Eldoret.<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> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administrative_and_Political_Units">Administrative and Political Units</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Administrative and Political Units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Elgeyo - Marakwet is divided into 4 sub-counties, 20 county assemblies wards, 68 locations and 199 sub-locations. Below is the distribution of the county assemblies wards. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Political Units </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Constituency </th> <th>No. of Wards </th></tr> <tr> <td>Marakwet East </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Marakwet West </td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Keiyo North </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Keiyo South </td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>TOTAL</b> </td> <td><b>20</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Source<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="County_government">County government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: County government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wisley Rotich who succeeded Alex Tolgos is currently serving his first term as the county's Governor.<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> William Kisang is the current senator replacing Kipchumba Murkomen who was appointed as Cabinet Secretary for Roads.<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> The County Women Representative is <a href="/w/index.php?title=Caroline_Jeptoo_Ng%27elechei&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Caroline Jeptoo Ng'elechei (page does not exist)">Caroline Jeptoo Ng'elechei</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> all of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party, an affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/Jubilee_Alliance" title="Jubilee Alliance">Jubilee Alliance</a>. The county has four constituencies in the National Assembly, and twenty ward seats in its County Assembly. The County Assembly Speaker is Mr. Albert Kochei. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kipchumba_Murkomen.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Elgeyo Marakwet senator Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen"><img alt="Elgeyo Marakwet senator Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Kipchumba_Murkomen.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="90" data-file-height="90" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Elgeyo Marakwet senator Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Susan_Kipketer_Chebet.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Elgeyo Marakwet Women Representative Susan Kipketer Chebet"><img alt="Elgeyo Marakwet Women Representative Susan Kipketer Chebet" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Susan_Kipketer_Chebet.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="90" data-file-height="90" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Elgeyo Marakwet Women Representative Susan Kipketer Chebet</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="County_Executive_Committee">County Executive Committee</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: County Executive Committee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Person</th> <th>Docket </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Alphaeus Tanui</b></td> <td>Finance and Economic Planning </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Thomas Maiyo</b></td> <td>Lands, Physical Planning, Housing and Urban Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Edwin Kibor</b></td> <td>Education and Technical Training </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Robert Kangogo</b></td> <td>Co-operatives, Trade, Industrialization, Tourism and Widlife </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Emmy Kosgei<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b></td> <td>Roads, Public Works and Transport </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Michael Kibiwott</b></td> <td>Health Services </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Jason Lagat</b></td> <td>Water, Environment and Climate Change </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Purity Koima</b></td> <td>Sports, Youth Affairs, Culture, Children and Social Services </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Monica Rotich</b></td> <td>Public Service, Devolution, Administration, Communications, ICT and E-Governance </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Edwin Seroney</b></td> <td>Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Source <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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="County_Ward_Representatives">County Ward Representatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: County Ward Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><b>Constituency</b></th> <th><b>Ward</b></th> <th><b>Representative</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Marakwet East</td> <td>Kapyego</td> <td>Hon. Chebet Joseph Kipkorir </td></tr> <tr> <td>Marakwet East</td> <td>Sambirir</td> <td>Hon. Suter Paul Kipkemoi </td></tr> <tr> <td>Marakwet East</td> <td>Endo</td> <td>Hon. Kibiwott Jeremiah Kiptum </td></tr> <tr> <td>Marakwet East</td> <td>Embobut/Embulot</td> <td>Hon. Kipyatich Paul Kipchumba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Marakwet West</td> <td>Lelan</td> <td>Hon. Kurgat Pricillah Jepkoech </td></tr> <tr> <td>Marakwet West</td> <td>Sengwer</td> <td>Hon. Kiptoo Asbel Kisang </td></tr> <tr> <td>Marakwet West</td> <td>Cherang'any/Chebororwa</td> <td>Hon. Kosgei Evans Kimutai </td></tr> <tr> <td>Marakwet West</td> <td>Moiben/Kuserwo</td> <td>Hon. Kiplagat Hillary Kipchirchir </td></tr> <tr> <td>Marakwet West</td> <td>Kapsowar</td> <td>Hon. Kipruto Joshua </td></tr> <tr> <td>Marakwet West</td> <td>Arror</td> <td>Hon. Mutwol Justine kosgei </td></tr> <tr> <td>Keiyo North</td> <td>Kamariny</td> <td>Hon. Cheptiony Benjamin Kipkemboi </td></tr> <tr> <td>Keiyo North</td> <td>Emsoo</td> <td>Hon. Cheboiboch Christopher Kangogo </td></tr> <tr> <td>Keiyo North</td> <td>Tambach</td> <td>Hon. Chesire Dominic </td></tr> <tr> <td>Keiyo North</td> <td>Kapchemutwa</td> <td>Hon. Cheruiyot Stephen Kemboi </td></tr> <tr> <td>Keiyo South</td> <td>Kaptarakwa</td> <td>Hon. Kimutai Mathew Cheruiyot </td></tr> <tr> <td>Keiyo South</td> <td>Chepkorio</td> <td>Hon. Koima John Kimeli </td></tr> <tr> <td>Keiyo South</td> <td>Soy North</td> <td>Hon. Chepseba Simeon Kibet </td></tr> <tr> <td>Keiyo South</td> <td>Soy South</td> <td>Hon. Tanui Jonah Kipkorir </td></tr> <tr> <td>Keiyo South</td> <td>Kabiemit</td> <td>Hon. Barsulai Alfred Kipkoech </td></tr> <tr> <td>Keiyo South</td> <td>Metkei</td> <td>Hon. Kibire Lawi Kipng’etich </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nominated</td> <td>Kaptarakwa</td> <td>Hon. Kimutai Mathew Cheruiyot </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nominated</td> <td>Gender</td> <td>Hon. Kiptoo Evalyne Jepchumba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nominated</td> <td>Gender</td> <td>Hon. Kiptoo Peris Jelagat </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nominated</td> <td>Gender</td> <td>Hon. Kimitto Salina Jemosop </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nominated</td> <td>Gender</td> <td>Hon. Rotich Jebet Eddah </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nominated</td> <td>Gender</td> <td>Hon. Karen Jelagat Koech </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nominated</td> <td>Gender</td> <td>Hon. Kimoning Tabitha Jepkirui </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nominated</td> <td>Gender</td> <td>Hon. Kosgei Sally Jebet </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nominated</td> <td>Youth</td> <td>Hon. Nge'tich Gilbert Kipkosgei </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nominated</td> <td>Youth</td> <td>Hon. Bowen Stella </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nominated</td> <td>Gender</td> <td>Hon. Cherop Rosa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nominated</td> <td>PWD</td> <td>Hon. Lai victoria Jemutai </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nominated</td> <td>PWD</td> <td>Hon. Biwott Davies Kimutai </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><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><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> </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=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Health"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The county has over 130 public and private health facilities with an average of 3.7 km access distance from one health centre to another.<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> The county has 626 medical personnels across the fields of medical profession.<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><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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport_and_Communication">Transport and Communication</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Transport and Communication"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The region is covered with 292.1 km of earth, 1,415.3 km of <a href="/wiki/Murram" class="mw-redirect" title="Murram">murram</a> and 92.2 km of <a href="/wiki/Bitumen" title="Bitumen">bitumen</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (May 2021)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup><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><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> As at 2014 there were 8 postal offices across the county with 1,600 installed letter boxes, 1,112 rented letter boxes and 488 vacant letter boxes.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main economic activity carried out in the county is mixed farming, which consists mainly of livestock and subsistence farming. Other activities include small business, tourism and fluorspar mining in Kerio Valley. Oil Prospecting by <a href="/wiki/Tullow_Oil" title="Tullow Oil">Tullow Oil</a> Company is ongoing in Kerio Valley.<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>As at 2014 county had 62,190,000 cattle, 7,220,000 goats and 10,232,000 sheep.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tourism">Tourism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Major Tourist Attractions are</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kerio_Valley_National_Reserve" title="Kerio Valley National Reserve">Kerio Valley National Reserve</a></li> <li>Elgeyo Escarpment</li> <li>Sports Tourism</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paragliding" title="Paragliding">Paragliding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherangany_Hills" class="mw-redirect" title="Cherangany Hills">Cherang'any Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerio_River" title="Kerio River">River Kerio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rimoi_National_Reserve" title="Rimoi National Reserve">Rimoi National Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torok_waterfalls&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Torok waterfalls (page does not exist)">Torok waterfalls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chebara" class="mw-redirect" title="Chebara">Chebara Dam</a></li> <li>Sergoit Hill</li> <li>Lake Kapnarok</li> <li>Kiplachoch caves</li> <li>Mount Kipkunur</li> <li>Cheploch Gorge</li> <li>Kipteber Meteorite Historical Mountain</li> <li>Kureswo Hotsprings</li></ul></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kerio_river.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Kerio river"><img alt="Kerio river" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Kerio_river.JPG/181px-Kerio_river.JPG" decoding="async" width="181" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Kerio_river.JPG/271px-Kerio_river.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Kerio_river.JPG/362px-Kerio_river.JPG 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="531" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Kerio river</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chebloch_gorge.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Cheploch gorge"><img alt="Cheploch gorge" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Chebloch_gorge.JPG/160px-Chebloch_gorge.JPG" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Chebloch_gorge.JPG/240px-Chebloch_gorge.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Chebloch_gorge.JPG/320px-Chebloch_gorge.JPG 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Cheploch gorge</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Elgeyo_escapment.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Elgeyo escapment"><img alt="Elgeyo escapment" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Elgeyo_escapment.jpg/160px-Elgeyo_escapment.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Elgeyo_escapment.jpg/240px-Elgeyo_escapment.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Elgeyo_escapment.jpg/320px-Elgeyo_escapment.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Elgeyo escapment</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Elgeyo_marakwet_valley.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Elgeyo marakwet valley"><img alt="Elgeyo marakwet valley" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Elgeyo_marakwet_valley.jpg/177px-Elgeyo_marakwet_valley.jpg" decoding="async" width="177" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Elgeyo_marakwet_valley.jpg/265px-Elgeyo_marakwet_valley.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Elgeyo_marakwet_valley.jpg/354px-Elgeyo_marakwet_valley.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="695" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Elgeyo marakwet valley</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Torok_waterfall.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Torok waterfall"><img alt="Torok waterfall" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Torok_waterfall.jpg/191px-Torok_waterfall.jpg" decoding="async" width="191" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Torok_waterfall.jpg/286px-Torok_waterfall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Torok_waterfall.jpg/381px-Torok_waterfall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="793" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Torok waterfall</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paraglading_in_elgeyo_marakwet.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Paragliding in Kerio Escarpment near Iten."><img alt="Paragliding in Kerio Escarpment near Iten." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Paraglading_in_elgeyo_marakwet.jpg/160px-Paraglading_in_elgeyo_marakwet.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Paraglading_in_elgeyo_marakwet.jpg/240px-Paraglading_in_elgeyo_marakwet.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Paraglading_in_elgeyo_marakwet.jpg/320px-Paraglading_in_elgeyo_marakwet.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="375" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Paragliding in Kerio Escarpment near Iten.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rimoi.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rimoi National Park"><img alt="Rimoi National Park" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Rimoi.jpg/160px-Rimoi.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Rimoi.jpg/240px-Rimoi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Rimoi.jpg/320px-Rimoi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="705" data-file-height="529" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Rimoi National Park</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sergoit_hill.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergoit hill"><img alt="Sergoit hill" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Sergoit_hill.jpg/200px-Sergoit_hill.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Sergoit_hill.jpg/300px-Sergoit_hill.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Sergoit_hill.jpg/400px-Sergoit_hill.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="597" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sergoit hill</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education_systems">Education systems</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Education systems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are a total of 554 ECD centres, 418 primary schools and 112 secondary schools, 4 public technical and vocational colleges and 1 teacher training college in the county. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Schools in County</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Category </th> <th>No. of Public </th> <th>No. of Private </th> <th>Total </th></tr> <tr> <td>ECD Centres </td> <td>427 </td> <td>127 </td> <td>554 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Primary Schools </td> <td>367 </td> <td>51 </td> <td>418 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Secondary Schools </td> <td>111 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>113 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Source<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Indicator</th> <th>Statistics </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Number of Institutions (2007)</b></td> <td>Primary (373), Secondary (75) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Primary</b></td> <td>Enrolment (110,399) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Teacher to Pupil Ratio</b></td> <td>1: 36 (Public Schools) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Secondary</b></td> <td>Enrolment (20,887) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Teacher to Pupil Ratio</b></td> <td>1:30 (Public Schools) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Tertiary</b></td> <td>1 Teacher Training College, 3 Vocational Training Centers </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Adult Literacy Classes</b></td> <td>Enrolment (Data Not available) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Notable Secondary Schools</b> <ul><li><b>KEIYO NORTH</b></li> <li>St.Patrick's High School (Iten, Kenya)</li> <li>Chebara Boys High School</li> <li>Singore Girls Secondary School</li> <li>Tambach Boys High School</li> <li>Kipsoen Boys Secondary School</li> <li>AIC Kessup Girls Secondary School</li> <li>St. Alphonsus Mutei</li> <li>St. Peters Kapkoi Day Secondary School</li> <li>St Francis Kimuron Boys Secondary School</li> <li>Anin Mixed Secondary</li> <li>Chebonet Secondary School</li> <li>Chepsigot Mixed Secondary School</li> <li><b>KEIYO SOUTH</b></li> <li>Maria Soti Educational Centre</li> <li>Simotwo Boys High School</li> <li>Kipsaos Boys Secondary School</li> <li>Kapkenda Girls High School</li> <li>Metkei Girls High School</li> <li>Our Lady of Victory Kaptagat Girls Secondary School</li> <li>St. Agatha Mokwo Girls Secondary School</li> <li>St. Marys Kitany Boys Secondary School</li> <li>St. Joseph Kipsaina Girls Secondary School</li> <li>Koptega Girls Secondary School</li> <li>Lelboinet Boys Secondary School</li> <li>Biwott Mixed Day Secondary School</li> <li>Kiptulos Mixed Secondary School</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-crakenya1_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crakenya1-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Health_2">Health</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Health"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Indicator</th> <th>Statistics </th></tr> <tr> <td>Health Facilities:</td> <td>113 - Referral Hospitals (1), District Hospital (1), Sub-District Hospitals (5), Dispensaries (89), Health Centres (15), Medical Clinics (1), Others (1) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Doctor to Population Ratio:</td> <td>1:50,000 (Marakwet), 1:156,471 (Keiyo) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Infant Mortality Rates:</td> <td>57/1000 (Keiyo) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Under Five Mortality Rates:</td> <td>9.7/1000 (Keiyo) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Prevalent Diseases:</td> <td>Malaria, Diarrhoea, Bronchopneumonia and respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections </td></tr> <tr> <td>Notable Hospitals:</td> <td> <ul><li>Africa Inland Church Kapsowar Hospital.</li> <li>Iten Referral Hospital.</li> <li>Chebiemit District Hospital</li> <li>Kocholwo Sub-County Hospital</li> <li>Kaptarakwa Sub-County Hospital</li> <li>Tot Sub-County Hospital</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup id="cite_ref-crakenya1_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crakenya1-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_sports_activity">Major sports activity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Major sports activity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The county is notable for its long-standing tradition of producing top athletes who have represented Kenya in many international athletics events. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kenya-iten-olympics-340_227.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Kenya-iten-olympics-340_227.jpg/220px-Kenya-iten-olympics-340_227.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Kenya-iten-olympics-340_227.jpg/330px-Kenya-iten-olympics-340_227.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Kenya-iten-olympics-340_227.jpg 2x" data-file-width="340" data-file-height="227" /></a><figcaption>Kenyan and foreign athletes train at Iten Elgeyo Marakwet County</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_sport_personalities">Notable sport personalities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Notable sport personalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Notable Athletes hailing from this county include; </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sally_Barsosio" title="Sally Barsosio">Sally Barsosio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Chelimo" title="Richard Chelimo">Richard Chelimo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_Cherono" title="Abraham Cherono">Abraham Cherono</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivian_Cheruiyot" title="Vivian Cheruiyot">Vivian Cheruiyot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ezekiel_Kemboi" title="Ezekiel Kemboi">Ezekiel Kemboi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viola_Kibiwot" title="Viola Kibiwot">Viola Kibiwot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilda_Kibet" title="Hilda Kibet">Hilda Kibet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edna_Ngeringwony_Kiplagat" class="mw-redirect" title="Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat">Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lornah_Kiplagat" title="Lornah Kiplagat">Lornah Kiplagat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brimin_Kipruto" title="Brimin Kipruto">Brimin Kipruto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilson_Kipsang_Kiprotich" title="Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich">Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moses_Kiptanui" title="Moses Kiptanui">Moses Kiptanui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Kiptum" title="Kelvin Kiptum">Kelvin Kiptum</a></li> <li>Frankline Ngelel</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evans_Ruto" class="mw-redirect" title="Evans Ruto">Evans Ruto</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Important_towns">Important towns</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Important towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>EMC Towns </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>Arror</li> <li>Chebiemit</li> <li>Chebororwa</li> <li>Chepkorio</li> <li>Cheptongei</li> <li>Chesoi</li> <li>Chesongoch</li> <li>Chugor</li> <li>Flax</li> <li>Iten</li> <li>Kapchebau</li> <li>Kapcherop</li> <li>Kapkoi</li> <li>Kapsait</li> <li>Kapsowar</li> <li>Kaptalamwa</li> <li>Kaptarakwa</li> <li>Kapteren</li> <li>Kapyego<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></li> <li>Katumoi</li> <li>Kipmwarer</li> <li>Kocholwo</li></ul> <p>¤kamwosor ¤Kipsaos ¤Kapchorwa ¤Tabare ¤HZ </p> <ul><li>Kondabilet</li> <li>Tenden</li> <li>Tot</li> <li>Kabulwo</li> <li>kangoo</li> <li>Tambach</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Eminent_people">Eminent people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Eminent people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>List</th> <th>Achievements </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Biwott" title="Nicholas Biwott"><i>The late Nicholas Biwott</i></a></td> <td>Former Powerful Cabinet Minister in Government of President <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Toroitich_arap_Moi" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel Toroitich arap Moi">Daniel Toroitich arap Moi</a>. Also known as 'TOTAL MAN aka KARNET' </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kipchumba_Murkomen" title="Kipchumba Murkomen">Kipchumba Murkomen</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elgeyo_Marakwet_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Elgeyo Marakwet County">Elgeyo Marakwet County</a> Senator 2013 to date</td> <td>First deputy Majority leader of the <a href="/wiki/Kenyan_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenyan Senate">Kenyan Senate</a> <p>2nd Majority Leader of the <a href="/wiki/Kenyan_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenyan Senate">Kenyan Senate</a> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moses_Kiplagat_Changwony&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Moses Kiplagat Changwony (page does not exist)">Moses Kiplagat Changwony</a></td> <td>Former MD <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sasini,_Tardar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sasini, Tardar (page does not exist)">Sasini, Tardar</a> and former aspirant Governatorial candidate Elgeyo Marakwet County </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Julius Kipngetich</td> <td>Former CEO of <a href="/wiki/Kenya_Wildlife_Service" title="Kenya Wildlife Service">Kenya Wildlife Service</a>, Formerly <a href="/wiki/Equity_Bank_Kenya" class="mw-redirect" title="Equity Bank Kenya">Equity Bank Kenya</a> Chief Operations Officer and Currently Uchumi Supermarkets CEO </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philip_Kiptoo_Tunoi" title="Philip Kiptoo Tunoi">Philip Kiptoo Tunoi</a></td> <td>Judge of <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Kenya" title="Supreme Court of Kenya">Supreme Court of Kenya</a> from 2012 to date </td></tr> <tr> <td>Philip Kipchirchir Murgor</td> <td>lawyer and Former Director of Public Prosecution </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brother Colm O'Connell</td> <td>Irish missionary and retired teacher. Successful Athletics Coach </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gladys Boss Shollei</td> <td>Former Chief Registrar of <a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Kenya" title="Judiciary of Kenya">Kenya Judiciary</a>, Current Woman Representative candidate Uasin Gishu County </td></tr> <tr> <td>William Chebor Murgor</td> <td>a member of pre-independence legislative council-Legco, and former MP of Keiyo North </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lieutenant General Lazaro Kipkurui Sumbeiywo</td> <td>Former Commandant of the Defence Staff College and Army Commander. Kenya special envoy to the Sudan and south Sudan peace process </td> <td>Joseph Kipchirchir Boinnet- Immediate former inspector general of the National Police Service </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:160px;">Sub-County/Constituency </th> <th>Wards </th></tr> <tr> <th>Marakwet East </th> <td>Kapyego <b>·</b>  Sambirir <b>·</b>  Endo <b>·</b>  Embobut/Embulot </td></tr> <tr> <th>Marakwet West </th> <td>Lelan <b>·</b>  Sengwer <b>·</b>  Cherang'any/Chebororwa <b>·</b>  Moiben/Kuserwo <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Kapsowar" title="Kapsowar">Kapsowar</a> <b>·</b>  Arror </td></tr> <tr> <th>Keiyo North </th> <td>Kamariny <b>·</b>  Emsoo <b>·</b>  Tambach <b>·</b>  Kapchemutwa </td></tr> <tr> <th>Keiyo South </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kaptarakwa" title="Kaptarakwa">Kaptarakwa</a> <b>·</b>  <a href="/wiki/Chepkorio" title="Chepkorio">Chepkorio</a> <b>·</b>  Soy North <b>·</b>  Soy South <b>·</b>  Kabiemit <b>·</b>  Metkei </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Services_and_urbanisation">Services and urbanisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Services and urbanisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238864702">.mw-parser-output .bar-chart{margin:0.5em;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border:1px solid #c0c0c0}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart caption{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart th,.mw-parser-output .bar-chart td{padding:1px;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart th[scope="col"]:not(.bar-chart-label-type){width:15em}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart th[scope="row"]:not(.bar-chart-total){font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output 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County<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> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" class="bar-chart-label-type">County </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 50em"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Stats for the County (Per cent)</div> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Urbanisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Urbanisation">Urbanisation</a> </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 50em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:7.2em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 50em;"><span class="nowrap">14.4</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Literacy" title="Literacy">Literacy</a> </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 50em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:38.8em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 50em;"><span class="nowrap">77.6</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Attending School (15-18 Yrs) </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 50em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:42.4em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 50em;"><span class="nowrap">84.8</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Paved Roads </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 50em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:2.9em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 50em;"><span class="nowrap">5.7</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Good Roads </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 50em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:25.4em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 50em;"><span class="nowrap">50.8</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Electricity Access </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 50em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:3.6em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 50em;"><span class="nowrap">7.2</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Poverty Rate </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 50em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:27.8em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 50em;"><span class="nowrap">55.5</span></span></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgeyo-Marakwet_County&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kabarak" title="Kabarak">Kabarak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Pokot_County" title="West Pokot County">West Pokot County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baringo_County" title="Baringo County">Baringo County</a></li> <li><a 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title="Kenya"><img alt="Kenya" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/22px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/33px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/44px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> First- and second-level administrative divisions of <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding:0.35em 0.5em;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Kenya" title="Counties of Kenya">47 counties</a><br /><small>(since March 2013)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baringo_County" title="Baringo County">Baringo</a> <small>(30)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bomet_County" title="Bomet County">Bomet</a> <small>(36)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bungoma_County" title="Bungoma County">Bungoma</a> <small>(39)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Busia_County" title="Busia County">Busia</a> <small>(40)</small></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">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 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