Nandi
Nandi Hills and the tea belt
“The hill that raised you keeps your first name.”
The Nandi heartland, from Kapsabet to Nandi Hills and the Kingwal wetlands.
- Capital
- Kapsabet
- Region
- Nandi Hills
- Altitude
- 1,700 to 2,500 metres
- Economy
- Tea, dairy, maize, athletics
- Nandi
- Terik
Kapsabet · Nandi Hills · Mosoriot · Kabiyet · Kilibwoni · Kaiboi
Nandi County is the ancestral country of the Nandi people, one of the largest Kalenjin communities, and of the Terik in the south. Kapsabet, Nandi Hills, and Mosoriot are the towns that carry the community's public life.
The county is the second great tea country of the Kalenjin nation, sitting alongside Kericho. It is also one of the deepest sources of Kenyan athletics, and the schools and training camps of Kaptumo, Kaiboi, and Kilibwoni have shaped generations of world champions.
The Foundation works in Nandi with the Nandi Council of Elders, cooperative unions, and secondary schools on heritage, bursaries, and land questions along the tea belt.
Elders and heritage
Recording clan lines and oral history with the Nandi Council of Elders.
Tea and dairy
Cooperative work with smallholders across Nandi Hills and Mosoriot.
Athletics and schools
Mentorship and library support for the training camps and secondary schools of the county.
Nandi County Liaison (placeholder)
Regional Coordinator, Nandi Country
info@kalenjin.foundation
If you live or work in Nandi and would like to be involved, please write to us and mention the county in your subject line.