Bomet
Kipsigis south
“The river that leaves the hill still remembers its spring.”
The southern Kipsigis country of Bomet, Sotik, and the Chepalungu forest edge.
- Capital
- Bomet Town
- Region
- Southern Kipsigis country
- Altitude
- 1,800 to 2,400 metres
- Economy
- Tea, dairy, maize, timber
- Kipsigis
Bomet · Sotik · Longisa · Mulot · Chepalungu · Kaplong
Bomet is the southern half of the Kipsigis country, running from the tea highlands of Kaplong down to the Chepalungu forest and the border with Narok. Its households are among the most settled and organised in the Kalenjin nation.
The county carries a dense cooperative culture. Tea, dairy, maize, and timber move through Bomet with a discipline that has made it one of Kenya's steady rural economies.
The Foundation walks with the Kipsigis Council of Elders, Bomet cooperatives, and the secondary schools of Longisa and Sotik on heritage, bursaries, and cross border peace with Maasai neighbours.
Kipsigis heritage
Working with the Kipsigis Council of Elders on oral history and rites.
Cooperatives
Capacity building with tea, dairy, and maize cooperatives across the county.
Border peace
Elder council work with Maasai neighbours along the Chepalungu forest.
Bomet County Liaison (placeholder)
Regional Coordinator, Southern Kipsigis Country
info@kalenjin.foundation
If you live or work in Bomet and would like to be involved, please write to us and mention the county in your subject line.