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Baringo County is one of the 47 counties in Kenya. It is located in the former Rift Valley Province. Its headquarters and largest town is Kabarnet. The county is home to Lake Baringo, Lake Bogoria and Lake Kamnarok.
Geographical location
Baringo is bordered by Turkana County and West Pokot County to the North, Samburu County and Laikipia County to the East, Nakuru County and Kericho County to the South, Uasin Gishu County to the South West and Elgeyo Marakwet County to the West. It covers an area of 8,655 km2. Baringo County lies between Latitudes 00 degrees 13" South and 1
degree 40" north and Longitudes 35 degrees 36" and 36" degrees 30" East.
Administrative and political units
Baringo has seven administrative sub-counties
Baringo Central
Tiaty East
Tiaty West
Eldama Ravine
Baringo South
Mogotio
Baringo North
Eldama Ravine and Mogotio sub counties combined was formerly Koibatek District*
= Administrative and electoral units in Baringo County
=Baringo county has a total of thirty electoral wards and one hundred and sixteen locations. The electoral wards is run by an elected Member of County Assembly(MCA) while a location is led by Chief appointed by the national government.
Source
Demographics
The county has a population of 666,763 (2019 census) and an area of 10,976.4 km2 (4,238.0 sq mi).
= Distribution of population by sex and sub-county
=Source
= Religion
=Religion in Baringo County
Religion and ethnicities
The county is largely occupied by the Tugen, Lembus, Ndorois and Pokot people, which are Sub-Tribes of the Kalenjin people. The Tugen people include the Samor, Chapchap, and the Sachek of Sacho. Other communities residing in Baringo County include the Ilchamus, Turkana, Kikuyu, Numbians, and others. Christianity is the most practiced religion in the county. Traditionally, Baringo people believed in a Supreme Being known as Asis, who is represented by the sun; however, currently, most individuals in the county believe in Christianity. The well-known Christian denominations within Baringo County include the African Inland Church (AIC), Anglican Church of Kenya(ACK), FGCK and Roman Catholic.
County government
The current county governor is Benjamin Chesire Cheboi, the deputy governor is Eng. Felix Kipngo'k who is the eldest son of the former deputy governor Charles Kipng'ok who collapsed and died on 14 September 2022, at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport while boarding a plane to Mombasa; barely a month after taking oath of office.
The current Senator is William Kipkorir Cheptumo after overwhelmingly defeating the former senator Gideon Moi on the 9 August polls. The current County Women Representative is Flowrence Jematiah Sergon.
The County Executive Committee consists of the following:
Other CEC Positions shall be updated by Ruzeki once they are filled.
Economics
The economy of the county is mainly agro-based. The main food crops grown are maize, pigeon peas, beans, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, sorghum, cassava and finger millet while the cash crops are coffee, cotton, macadamia and pyrethrum. Livestock products include honey, beef, mutton as well as hides and skins. However, little value addition is done to these products.
Urbanization
Major urban centres in the county are Kabarnet, Eldama Ravine, Marigat, Mogotio, Kabartonjo, Chemolingot and Tangulbei.
Tourism and wildlife
Major attractions include:
Lake Bogoria and Kapedo Hotsprings
Lake Bogoria Game Reserve is home to rare kudus, antelopes, zebras, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, mongoose, monkeys, baboons and jackals. At the shores of Lake Bogoria are more than two million lesser flamingoes and 350 bird species total.
Lake Baringo
Lake Baringo Snake Park has many snake species such as the black mamba, puff adder, boomslang and spitting cobra, monitor lizards, crocodiles and tortoises.
Lake Kamnarok(2nd largest Crocodile Habitat in Africa)
Kabarnet National Museum and Kipsaraman Community Museum
Ruko Conservancy
Cheploch Gorge
Major tourist hotels in the county are:
Sunmaya Resort and World Trail Camps, Ainobmoi
Lake Bogoria Hotel and Spa Resort
Kabarnet Hotel, Kabarnet
Sinkoro Hotel Ltd, Kabarnet
Soi Safari Lodge
Sportsline Hotel, Kabarnet
Taidy's Restaurant, Eldama Ravine
Kibelion Hotel, Emining
Lalwa Safari Lodge, Koriema
Rift Hills Resort, Kabarnet
Cifika Rocky Hills Resort, Kabarnet
30 Corners Resort, Kabarnet
Chester Resort, Kabarnet
Education
Kabarnet town hosts a number of university campuses including those of Baringo University, Mount Kenya University, Egerton University, and Kisii University.
Secondary schools include Kabarnet High School,solian girls, Baringo High School, Kapropita High School, and Kituro High School, Tabagon Girls, Pemwai Girls, Tenges Boys among others
There are six hundred and eighty seven primary schools, out of this 601 are public and 86 are private schools. In Secondary school category they are a total of one hundred and fifty nine (159) schools; one hundred and forty seven being public secondary schools and twelve being private public secondary schools.
Health
Kabarnet County Referral Hospital is the largest and best public hospital in the county. There are a total of 172 health facilities; seven level four, 25 level three and 140 level 2 centres.
Transport and infrastructure
The county headquarters is linked to Nakuru and Eldoret by class C roads which fall under the Kenya National Highways Authority (KENHA).
In January 2016, Fly-SAX began twice-weekly flights between Lake Baringo Airport and Nairobi–Wilson, becoming the first airline to serve the airport.
There are 339 kms of bitumen, 2141km of murram and 995 km of earth roads in the county. As of 2014 a total of 9 postal offices were spread across the county with letter boxes of 2950 installed. 2510 of them were rented and 440 remained vacant.
Constituencies
The county has six constituencies: Baringo Central, Baringo South, Baringo North, Eldama Ravine, Mogotio, and Tiaty.
Villages and settlements
References
External links
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"Baringo District: Drought Monthly Bulletin, August 2006Kenya". ReliefWeb. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
Map of the District
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Welcome - County Government of Baringo
Baringo County is one of the 47 counties in Kenya situated at the heart of Rift Valley Region with a population of approximately 670,000
Who We Are - County Government of Baringo
Baringo is one of the largest counties in Kenya covering 11,075 Km2 but with a relatively small population compared to other counties. The County is divided into 7 Sub-Counties; Baringo South, Mogotio, Eldama Ravine, Baringo Central, Baringo North, Tiaty West and Tiaty East.
Vacancies - Careers Portal - County Government of Baringo
Baringo County is one of the 47 counties in Kenya situated at the heart of Rift Valley Region with a population of approximately 670,000
County Overview - County Government of Baringo
Baringo is one of the largest counties in Kenya covering 11,075 Km2 but with a relatively small population compared to other counties. The County is divided into 7 Sub-Counties; Baringo South, Mogotio, Eldama Ravine, Baringo Central, Baringo North, Tiaty West and Tiaty East.
Baringo Statistics - County Government of Baringo
Population data by sex, number of households, land area, population density and Sub County
Contact Us - County Government of Baringo
Baringo County Government, P.O BOX 53-30400, Kabarnet. Telephone: (0) 53 - 22077 E-mail: info@baringo.go.ke
Downloads & Publications - County Government of Baringo
Baringo County is one of the 47 counties in Kenya situated at the heart of Rift Valley Region with a population of approximately 670,000
Office of The Governor - County Government of Baringo
Baringo County is one of the 47 counties in Kenya situated at the heart of Rift Valley Region with a population of approximately 670,000
Baringo County Scholarship and Bursary Board
The Fund is wholly owned by the County Government of Baringo and is domiciled in Kenya. The overall objective of the Fund is to provide financial assistance to needy but bright students and vocational trainees from Baringo County.
Health Services - County Government of Baringo
Baringo County is one of the 47 counties in Kenya situated at the heart of Rift Valley Region with a population of approximately 670,000