Kakamega
Western Kenya
“A visitor who plants a tree becomes a neighbour.”
The Terik border wards and the wider western diaspora of the Kalenjin.
- Capital
- Kakamega Town
- Region
- Western Kenya
- Altitude
- 1,400 to 1,800 metres
- Economy
- Sugar, dairy, maize, trade, education
- Terik
- Nandi
Kakamega · Lugari · Likuyani · Malava · Mumias border wards
Kakamega is not a Kalenjin ancestral county, but it holds a long standing Kalenjin presence. The Terik keep their border wards along the Nandi frontier, and Nandi households have long settled Lugari and Likuyani.
Kakamega town is also home to a growing chapter of Kalenjin students, professionals, and traders, drawn by Masinde Muliro University, the referral hospital, and the county's markets.
The Foundation supports the Terik border communities, works with the Kakamega chapter, and stays in fellowship with our Luhya neighbours through shared elders' forums.
Terik border
Support for Terik wards and the Terik Council of Elders.
Kakamega chapter
Convening space for Kalenjin students, professionals, and traders in western Kenya.
Neighbourly fellowship
Joint elder councils with Luhya neighbours on land, peace, and shared markets.
Kakamega Liaison (placeholder)
Community Coordinator, Western Kenya
info@kalenjin.foundation
If you live or work in Kakamega and would like to be involved, please write to us and mention the county in your subject line.