Kabarnet
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Kabarnet is a town in the Rift Valley Province
of Kenya
. The town has an urban population of 9,583 and a total population of 24,661 (1999 census )
, it is approximately 138km north of Nakuru town through nakuru-marigat-kabarnet road and 89km east of Eldoret through eldoret-Iten-Kabarnet road . The view of Tugen Hills
is spectacular along the road heading west from Marigat
. Views include east over the Rift Valley
towards Lake Baringo
and Lake Bogoria
, and west to the Elgeyo escarpment
and the Kerio Valley
.
The Kabarnet area is home to the Samors, a sub-group of the Tugen
community.
, Albert Edmund Barnett, wo was member of the Africa Inland Mission
and came first to central Kenia in 1908. . Ka is homestead in the Kalenjin language
.
Kabarnet is the administrative headquarters for Baringo District
since 1907 as the British colonial government made it to seat of the local government. It is also one of the largest constituencies in the country. It became Municipality in 1984. It has a coat of arms since 1993.
, former President of the Republic of Kenya
. The son, Gideon Moi
, became the Member of Parliament (MP)from 2003 to 2007, and the only MP in the parliament who went in unopposed in the 2003 elections that saw the father's 24-year presidential reign and the ruling party's 40-year reign come to an end. Sammy Mwaita is the current (MP).
The town has 7 kindergartens, 20 primary schools (with 8 grades), schools for the deaf and handicapped, three secondary schools (with even the subject German Language) and two polytechnics.
It has also a slaughterhouse and a health centre.
Since 28 June 1988 Kabarnet is twinned with Hürth
near Cologne
, Germany. There is an active exchange between the two towns.
Some of the students of the local school "Friedrich-Ebert Realschule" have penpals in the school of Kabarnet.
Rift Valley Province, Kenya
Rift Valley Province of Kenya, bordering Uganda, is one of Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi.Rift Valley Province is the largest and one of the most economically important provinces in Kenya. It is dominated by the Great Rift Valley which passes through it and gives the...
of Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. The town has an urban population of 9,583 and a total population of 24,661 (1999 census )
Geography
At an altitude of 1,815 metres (5,957 feet) Kabarnet is located on the eastern edge of the Kerio ValleyKerio Valley
Kerio Valley lies between the Tugen Hills and the Elgeyo escarpment at an elevation of 1,000 m. in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya. The valley lies in a narrow, long strip approximately 80 km by 10 km wide at its widest, through which the Kerio River flows....
, it is approximately 138km north of Nakuru town through nakuru-marigat-kabarnet road and 89km east of Eldoret through eldoret-Iten-Kabarnet road . The view of Tugen Hills
Tugen Hills
The Tugen Hills are series of hills in Baringo District, Kenya.The Tugen Hills represent one of the few areas in Africa preserving a succession of deposits from the period of between 14 and 4 million years ago, making them an important location for the study of human evolution...
is spectacular along the road heading west from Marigat
Marigat
Marigat is a settlement in Kenya's Rift Valley Province.Marigat is a fast growing town located in the lowlands of Baringo district. Its growth is supported by the Perkerra irrigation scheme where onions, pepper, papaws and maize, among other crops, are grown. Marigat town is about 20 km from...
. Views include east over the Rift Valley
Great Rift Valley
The Great Rift Valley is a name given in the late 19th century by British explorer John Walter Gregory to the continuous geographic trench, approximately in length, that runs from northern Syria in Southwest Asia to central Mozambique in South East Africa...
towards Lake Baringo
Lake Baringo
Lake Baringo is, after Lake Turkana, the most northern of the Great Rift Valley lakes of Kenya, with a surface area of about and an elevation of about . The lake is fed by several rivers, El Molo, Perkerra and Ol Arabel, and has no obvious outlet; the waters are assumed to seep through lake...
and Lake Bogoria
Lake Bogoria
Lake Bogoria is a saline, alkaline lake that lies in a volcanic region in a half-graben basin south of Lake Baringo, Kenya, a little north of the equator. Lake Bogoria, like Lake Nakuru, Lake Elmenteita, and Lake Magadi further south in the Rift Valley, and Lake Logipi to the north, is home at...
, and west to the Elgeyo escarpment
Elgeyo escarpment
Elgeyo escarpment is a fault-scarp caused by post-Miocene faulting and there are Miocene beds visible. The escarpment is part of the western wall of the Great Rift Valley....
and the Kerio Valley
Kerio Valley
Kerio Valley lies between the Tugen Hills and the Elgeyo escarpment at an elevation of 1,000 m. in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya. The valley lies in a narrow, long strip approximately 80 km by 10 km wide at its widest, through which the Kerio River flows....
.
The Kabarnet area is home to the Samors, a sub-group of the Tugen
Tugen
Tugen may also refer to Tugen Hills in KenyaThe Tugen are a branch of the Kalenjin community and they occupy the districts of Baringo and Koibatek in Rift Valley, Kenya. Daniel arap Moi, the second president of Kenya was from the Tugen branch...
community.
History
The location is named after a missionary from AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Albert Edmund Barnett, wo was member of the Africa Inland Mission
Africa Inland Mission
Established in 1895, Africa Inland Mission is a nondenominational Christian mission organisation focusing on Africa and islands in the Indian Ocean...
and came first to central Kenia in 1908. . Ka is homestead in the Kalenjin language
Kalenjin language
The Nandi languages, or Kalenjin proper, are a dialect cluster of the Kalenjin branch of the Nilotic language family.In Kenya, where speakers make up 18% of the population, the name Kalenjin, a Nandi expression meaning "I say ", gained prominence in the late 1940s and the early 1950s, when several...
.
Kabarnet is the administrative headquarters for Baringo District
Baringo District
Baringo District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kabarnet. The district has a population of 264,978 and an area of 8,646 km² ....
since 1907 as the British colonial government made it to seat of the local government. It is also one of the largest constituencies in the country. It became Municipality in 1984. It has a coat of arms since 1993.
The Town
Kabarnet is the hometown of Daniel arap MoiDaniel arap Moi
Daniel Toroitich arap Moi was the President of Kenya from 1978 until 2002.Daniel arap Moi is popularly known to Kenyans as 'Nyayo', a Swahili word for 'footsteps'...
, former President of the Republic of Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. The son, Gideon Moi
Gideon Moi
Gideon Moi is a Kenyan politician. He is the youngest son of Kenya's second president, Daniel arap Moi, and Lena Moi.Gideon's primary school education was at the elite Kenton College Preparatory School. He was one of 24 students enrolled to attend Strathmore College when it opened its doors to...
, became the Member of Parliament (MP)from 2003 to 2007, and the only MP in the parliament who went in unopposed in the 2003 elections that saw the father's 24-year presidential reign and the ruling party's 40-year reign come to an end. Sammy Mwaita is the current (MP).
The town has 7 kindergartens, 20 primary schools (with 8 grades), schools for the deaf and handicapped, three secondary schools (with even the subject German Language) and two polytechnics.
It has also a slaughterhouse and a health centre.
Museum
The Kabarnet Museum was created in the former residence of the District Commissioner and has in its displays elements from local culture and traditions, as well as information on Lake Baringo and its environment. The gardens surrounding the Kabarnet Museum are so lush that it has become a small botanical park.Local governance
Kabarnet municipality has six wards (Chebano, Kaprogonya, Kapsoo/Borowonin, Kinyo, Kituro and Seguton). All of them belong to Baringo Central Constituency, which has a total of 25 wards. The remaining 19 are located within Baringo County Council, the rural council of Baringo District.Since 28 June 1988 Kabarnet is twinned with Hürth
Hürth
Hürth is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Hürth shares borders with the city of Cologne.-Geography:Hürth is situated about 9 km to the southwest of Cologne city centre, at the northeastern slope of the natural preserve Kottenforst-Ville.The town, consisting of...
near Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Germany. There is an active exchange between the two towns.
Some of the students of the local school "Friedrich-Ebert Realschule" have penpals in the school of Kabarnet.