21-653: Uasin Gishu County 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
42-461: 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 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
63-400: A number of nominated members as is necessary to ensure that neither male nor female members constitute more than two-thirds of the assembly. There will also be six nominated members to represent marginalised groups (persons with disabilities, and the youth) and a county assembly speaker who will be an ex officio member of the assembly. Eldoret International Airport Eldoret Airport
84-471: A separate election for the deputy governor but shall declare the running mate of the person who is elected county governor to have been elected as the deputy governor. Each county will be run by an executive committee, consisting of: Uniquely among democracies, Kenyan law requires governors to have a recognised university degree. The counties each have an assembly whose members are elected from single-member constituencies known as wards. There may also be
105-496: 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 , is home to a textile industry as well as East Africa's only manufacturer of small arms and ammunition. There
126-458: 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
147-450: 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 the town. Almost all Kenyan banks have a presence in the town and these act to service the region. Tourism, sports tourism in particular,
168-649: Is an international airport in Kenya . Eldoret Airport, ( IATA : EDL , ICAO : HKEL ), is located in the city of Eldoret , in Uasin Gishu County , in midwestern Kenya , close to the international border with Uganda . Its location is approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi), by road, south of the central business district of Eldoret in Kapseret Ward. This location lies approximately 269 kilometres (167 mi), by air, northwest of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport ,
189-601: The 2010 Constitution of Kenya as the new units of devolved government . They replaced the previous provincial system . The establishment and executive powers of the counties is provided in Chapter Eleven of the Constitution on devolved government, the Constitution's Fourth Schedule and any other legislation passed by the Senate of Kenya concerning counties. The counties are also single-member constituencies which elect members of
210-576: The general elections in March 2013 . The counties' names are set out in the First Schedule of the Constitution. Under the new constitution, Kenya is now divided into 47 counties for administrative purposes. They are grouped below according to the former province they were separated from, with their areas and populations as of the 2009 and the 2019 census: Abbreviations County governments are responsible for county legislation (outlined in article 185 of
231-413: The Constitution of Kenya), executive functions (outlined in article 183), functions outlined in the fourth schedule of the constitution of Kenya, functions transferred from the national government through article 187 of the constitution of Kenya, functions agreed upon with other counties under article 189(2) of the constitution of Kenya, and establishment and staffing of a public service (under article 235 of
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#1732855887785252-486: The Constitution of Kenya). The functions of governments assigned to counties by the fourth schedule of the Constitution of Kenya are: Counties are mandated by the 2010 constitution of Kenya to enact legislation and laws that ensures management and controls of fire fighting. The county governor and the deputy county governor are the chief executive and deputy chief executive of the county, respectively. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission shall not conduct
273-597: The Senate, and special woman members to the National Assembly . As of 2022, there were 47 counties whose size and boundaries were based on 1992 districts . Following the re-organization of Kenya's national administration, counties were integrated into a new national administration with the national government posting a county commissioner to each county to serve as a collaborative link with national government. County governments were established in all 47 counties after
294-470: The airport has two scheduled International cargo flights and several ad hoc freighters per week. The airport is open from Monday to Sunday from 03.30 hours to 17.30 hours GMT, but the hours can be extended on request. Currently, the airport has three scheduled international cargo flights and several ad hoc freighters per week . Eldoret International Airport was built with the vision of achieving accelerated economic growth, through integration and opening up of
315-488: The bulk of the country's total harvest. The National Cereals Board has 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
336-575: 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 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
357-1007: 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 Counties of Kenya The Counties of Kenya ( Swahili : Kaunti za Kenya ) are geographical units created by
378-516: 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 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
399-504: The largest civilian and military airport in the country. Eldoret International Airport is a large airport that serves the city of Eldoret and the surrounding communities. Situated at 2,150 metres (7,050 ft) above sea level, the airport has a single asphalt runway that measures 3,475 metres (11,401 ft) in length. The airport was established in 1995. It is administered by the Kenya Airports Authority . Currently,
420-494: 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 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
441-609: 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 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
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