Kerio Valley
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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.
In Kimwarer
in the southern part of the valley fluoride
is mined by the Kenya Fluorspar Company
. The southern parts of the valley are settled the Elgeyo
people live, and the northern part by the Marakwet
people. Tugen
people live on the slopes of the Tugen Hills
. These three groups belong together with the Nandi
and the Kipsigis to the Kalenjin people.
Books:
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...
and 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....
at an elevation of 1,000 m. in the Great 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...
in 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 valley lies in a narrow, long strip approximately 80 km by 10 km wide at its widest, through which the Kerio River
Kerio River
Kerio is a river in Rift Valley province, Kenya. It flows northward into Lake Turkana. It is one of the longest rivers in Kenya, originating near the equator. In south it flows through the Kerio Valley between Tugen Hills and Elgeyo escarpment. The river also partly bounds the South Turkana...
flows.
In Kimwarer
Kimwarer
Kimwarer is a village in Keiyo District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It is located along the B54 Road between Eldoret and Tenges, in the southern part of Kerio Valley and in the drainage basin area of the Kerio River. One of the nearest villages is Kaptagat, located 10 kilometres west of Kimwarer...
in the southern part of the valley fluoride
Fluoride
Fluoride is the anion F−, the reduced form of fluorine when as an ion and when bonded to another element. Both organofluorine compounds and inorganic fluorine containing compounds are called fluorides. Fluoride, like other halides, is a monovalent ion . Its compounds often have properties that are...
is mined by the Kenya Fluorspar Company
Kenya Fluorspar Company
Kenya Fluorspar Company is a privately-held mining company in Kenya. It is located near Eldoret in Rift Valley Province of western Kenya, in the Kerio Valley, known for its significant fluorite deposits, first discovered in 1967. Fluorspar is the second most important mining commodity in Kenya...
. The southern parts of the valley are settled the Elgeyo
Elgeyo
The Elgeyo are an ethnic group that is part the larger Kalenjin ethnic group of nilotic origin. They live near Eldoret, Kenya in the highlands of the Keiyo District...
people live, and the northern part by the Marakwet
Marakwet
Marakwet is a corruption of Markweta. It is a tribe of the Kalenjin people, with an estimated population of 200 000. It is made of the clans Almoo, Cherangany , Endoow, Markweta , Sombirir and Kiptaani who presently predominantly live in Marakwet District in the North Rift Valley Province of Kenya...
people. 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...
people live on the slopes of the 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...
. These three groups belong together with the Nandi
Nandi people
The Nandi people are a number of Kenyan tribes living in the highland areas of the Nandi Hills in Rift Valley Province who speak the Nandi languages. They are a sub-group of the Kalenjin people....
and the Kipsigis to the Kalenjin people.
Books:
- Massam - The cliffdwellers of Kenya - Cass
- Suzan Chebet and Ton Dietz - Published by Moi University Press 2000