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Saturday, July 29, 2017

Uasin Gishu County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya, located in the former Rift Valley Province. The city of Eldoret (capital and largest town in the county) is the county's administrative and commercial centre.

Uasin Gishu is located on a plateau and has a cool and temperate climate. It borders Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya.

Naming



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Its name comes from the Illwuasin-kishu Maasai clan. The land was the grazing area of the clan. They surrendered the land to the colonial government in the Anglo-Maasai agreement of 1911, and were subsequently pushed towards Trans Mara. The plateau that they once occupied was then registered in its Anglicised version, Uasin Gishu.

Local authorities



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Historical



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In 1903, the area was proposed as a potential Jewish homeland, as the British Uganda Programme.

In 1908, fifty eight families of Afrikaans-speaking South Africans settled in Uashin Gishu plateau. They were followed by sixty more families in 1911 and more later. The town of Eldoret was established in the midst of the farms they created.

Administrative divisions



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Constituencies



The county has six constituencies:

  • Ainabkoi Constituency
  • Kapseret Constituency
  • Kesses Constituency
  • Moiben Constituency
  • Soi Constituency
  • Turbo Constituency

References



External links



Media related to Uasin Gishu County at Wikimedia Commons

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