14-607: Kaptagat is a settlement in Uasin Gishu County , in the southwestern part of Kenya. This part of the country, where the two counties of Uasin Gishu and Elgeyo Marakwet County share a border, is used by the majority of Kenyan professional long-distance runners to train for professional competition. Eliud Kipchoge , the former marathon world record holder, and the Tokyo Olympics and Rio Olympics marathon gold medalist, maintains
28-412: A Total of four wards; Moiben - With a Total of Five wards; Kapseret - with a total of five wards; Ainabkoi and Soy - With a Total of Seven wards. The sub-counties boundaries also correspond with the electoral constituencies in the counties. Each Sub County has an administrative office in charge of it from the county Government. Wards administrators are in charge of wards and Sub County administrators admin
42-805: A cereal storage depot located at Moi's Bridge town located in the north of the county, which consists of eight large silos with a capacity of approximately 5 million tonnes of grain. It is one of the largest in the country and plays a significant role in Kenya's food security. The county also produces sizable quantities of milk and horticultural produce, with a wide variety of crops and animals produced in smaller quantities. The county has 1,728 operational fish ponds covering 486,000 m with annual fish production of 593,000 kg worth KShs 285,900,000. The county also has many private and public dams suitable for capture fisheries with an annual production of 33,048 kg worth KShs 9,914,400. The county capital, Eldoret ,
56-618: A training camp in Kaptagat. Kaptagat is located in Kaptagat Ward, Ainabkoi sub-county, at the eastern edge of Uasin Gishu County, approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) by road, east of the city of Eldoret , along the B54 Road, and approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) by road, northwest of the small town of Chepkorio , in neighboring Elgeyo Marakwet County, along the same B54 Road. Kaptagat
70-486: Is higher to the east and declines gently towards the western border". Uasin Gishu is located on a plateau and has a cool and temperate climate. The county borders Trans-Nzoia County to the north, Elgeyo-Marakwet and Baringo counties to the east, Kericho County to the south, Nandi County to the south and south-west and Kakamega County to the west. The county's name comes from the Maasai word Illwuasin-kishu. The land
84-420: Is home to a textile industry as well as East Africa's only manufacturer of small arms and ammunition. There is also a substantial agribusiness sector that makes use of the produce from the county and surrounding regions. Eldoret is a major commercial centre in western Kenya. Service industries like wholesale & retail trade, auto repair, entertainment centres and various IT services abound within and outside
98-617: Is home to the Great Rift Valley Sports Camp, a training camp for many Kenyan runners including Elijah Lagat , Eliud Kipchoge , Moses Tanui and Brimin Kipruto . Kaptagat is also home to Chepkorio Athletics Club, a club that caters for student athletes. Global Sports Communication 's athletics training camp is also located in Kaptagat. Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor , a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in cross country , marathon , and half marathon competitions,
112-748: Is one of the 47 counties of Kenya located in the former Rift Valley Province . Eldoret city has the county's largest population centre as well as its administrative and commercial centre. .It is bordered by Elgeyo-Marakwet to the East, Trans Nzoia to the North, Kakamega to the west, Nandi and Kericho to the South West and Baringo to the South East. It is a highland plateau with altitudes falling gently from 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) above sea level to about 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) above sea level. The topography
126-622: The Seventh Zionist Congress (1905). In 1908, fifty-eight families of Afrikaans -speaking South Africans settled in the Uasin 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. Religion in Uasin Gishu County Uasin Gishu is divided into six sub-counties namely: Turbo - with a Total of six wards; Kesses - With
140-954: The county, all combining to make it the regions service hub. The county has several universities including Moi University and the University of Eldoret , which have their main campuses in the county. Several technical and vocational institutes are also located in the county, including Eldoret National Polytechnic, Rift Valley Technical Training Institute, Kipkabus Technical Training Institute, Moiben Technical Training Institute, Kosyin Technical Training Institute, Chebororwa Agricultural Training Centre, Tumaini and Technical Training Institute, amongst others. [REDACTED] Media related to Uasin-Gishu County at Wikimedia Commons 0°31′00″N 35°17′00″E / 0.516667°N 35.2833°E / 0.516667; 35.2833 Eldoret Too Many Requests If you report this error to
154-465: The sub Counties. Uasin Gishu is the 8th Largest Economy in Kenya with a gdp of $ 6.8B at PPP and $ 2.5B at Nominal. Its the 11th richest County in Africa with a gdp per Capita of $ 2,050 Uasin Gishu along with neighbouring Trans-Nzoia , are considered Kenya's breadbasket due to their large-scale maize and wheat farms which produce the bulk of the country's total harvest. The National Cereals Board has
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#1732869435543168-600: The town. Almost all Kenyan banks have a presence in the town and these act to service the region. Tourism, sports tourism in particular, is a growing sub-sector in the county - the result of long term performances by athletes from the region. Uasin Gishu has 300 kilometres (190 mi) of tarmac roads, 549 kilometres (341 mi) of murram roads and 377 kilometres (234 mi) of earth roads. It also has 17 kilometres (11 mi) of railway line with 8 railway stations in addition to an inland container depot. The Eldoret International Airport and two airstrips are also located in
182-673: Was born in 1992, in Chepkorio Village , not far from Kaptagat. He undergoes some of his training at Chepkoilel Grounds in Eldoret . Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum died in a car crash in Kaptagat at 11:00 pm local time on 11 February 2024. Local police stated that he lost control of his vehicle and veered off the road, before entering a ditch and colliding with a tree. Uasin Gishu County Uasin Gishu County
196-532: 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 District . The plateau that they once occupied was then registered in its Anglicised version, Uasin Gishu. In 1903, the area was proposed as a potential Jewish homeland; British Uganda Programme , which was rejected by the Jewish community leaders in
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