Country Kenya Time zone EAT (UTC+3) Area 2,955 km² Capital Eldoret | Formed 4 March 2013 Website uasingishu.go.ke Population 894,179 (2009) | |
Colleges and Universities Moi University, University of Eldoret, Laikipia University, Alphax College, Eldoret Aviation Training I | ||
Kilemendi ruto grew up together in uasin gishu county
Uasin Gishu County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya, located in the former Rift Valley Province. The city of Eldoret (capital and largest town in the county) is the county's administrative and commercial centre.
Contents
- Kilemendi ruto grew up together in uasin gishu county
- Map of Uasin Gishu County Kenya
- Kfs in land row with uasin gishu county governmentads
- Naming
- Historical
- Constituencies
- References
Map of Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
Uasin Gishu is located on a plateau and has a cool and temperate climate. It borders Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya.
Kfs in land row with uasin gishu county governmentads
Naming
Its name comes from the Illwuasin-kishu Maasai clan. The land was the grazing area of the clan. They surrendered the land to the colonial government in the Anglo-Maasai agreement of 1911, and were subsequently pushed towards Trans Mara. The plateau that they once occupied was then registered in its Anglicised version, Uasin Gishu.
Historical
In 1903, the area was proposed as a potential Jewish homeland, as the British Uganda Programme.
In 1908, fifty eight families of Afrikaans-speaking South Africans settled in Uashin Gishu plateau. They were followed by sixty more families in 1911 and more later. The town of Eldoret was established in the midst of the farms they created.
Constituencies
The county has six constituencies: