Bomet District

Total Population in the District - 382,794
Three electoral Constituencies namely; Bomet, Sotik and Chepalungu.
Administrative divisions; Bomet central (pop.120,259), Longisa(pop. 75,550), Ndanai (pop. 37,910), Sigor (pop. 43,358), Siongiroi (pop. 61,116),Sotik (pop. 41,609), Tinet Forest (pop. 2,234).

KERICHO DISTRICT

Population: 468,493
Total Area - 2,111 Km Sq.
Electoral Constituencies: Kericho (pop. 85,126),Londiani (pop.37,578), Kipkelion (pop.36,324),Kipsigis (pop.309,505).
Administrative: Ainomoi (119,696), Belgut (pop. 100,325), Chilchila (pop. 36,983), Kipkelion (pop. 64,477), Londiani (pop. 59,441), Sigowet (pop.61,778),Soin (pop.25,793)

Kericho Tea Estate

HON. MOSES KEINO

Moses Kiprono arap Keino was born in September 1937. He was the speaker of Parliament of Kenya from 1988 up to 1991. Between 1962 and 1967 Hon. Moses Keino attended Hochschule fur Oekonomie (University of Economics), Karlhorst, East Berlin, Germany and graduated with a Masters in Economics. Moses Kiprono arap Keino served as a Member of Parliament representing Kericho East for 15 years on a KANU ticket [1969 - 1983]. He served on several Standing and ad hoc Select Committees; and both as Deputy Chief Whip and Deputy Speaker. As the Deputy Speaker of the Fourth Parliament his tenure was cut short by his resignation on June 20, 1983 . The resignation of Mr. arap Keino arose out of a contentious ruling he had made a few days earlier barring the then Member for Lurambi South the Hon. Wasike Ndombi from moving an Adjournment motion pursuant to provisions of Standing Order 20. His resignation forestalled the debate on a no Confidence Motion in him to have been moved by the Member for Bungoma South, the Hon. L. S. Sifuna. No successor was elected as the dissolution of the Fourth Parliament came on July 22, 1983 , paving way for snap general elections on September 26 1983. On 12 April 1988 Moses Kiprono arap Keino was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Parliament of Kenya KANU and served till resignation on June 11,1991 . Consequently, Mr. Speaker arap Keino became the second Speaker so far to resign from the office of Speaker of the National Assembly since October 1948; and the only one since Independence.
Moses Kiprono arap Keino later crossed over to the Opposition [FORD] and fought for Multi-Party Politics in Kenya until the then President Daniel arap Moi allowed it in the 1992 elections.
FORD was split into two factions namely; Ford –Asili under Keneth Matiba and Forum for the restoration of Democracy – Kenya under the late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga father of present second Prime Minister of Kenya Hon.Raila Odinga. In 1992, he contested the Kipkelion constituency which was considered a KANU zone under FORD-KENYA and was nearly killed when he tried to present his nomination papers.
Moses Kiprono arap Keino died on 4th November, 1998 following a long illness and was buried at his Sorget farm in Londiani, Kericho District.

KERICHO: Communication and Media

Communication:

Kericho has a good communication infrastructure. The town is home to one of the only 2 satellite earth stations (the only available international link for Kenya. It is also served by a fibre optic cable. The district is well covered by the fixed line operator Telkom Kenya and the two mobile operators Safaricom, Zain and Orange who offer voice and data services.

Media:

The district is served by all major local TV stations. KBC is still widely watched. Others are KTN, NTV, Citizen TV, Family TV, STV and Sayare. All FM station broadcasting from Nairobi are also available including Capital, Easy, Kiss, Classic, Family, Hope, BBC, Citizen, KBC etc. Local stations include Kass FM, Chamgei FM, KBC Kisumu, Radio Injili 103.7 FM, Sayare TV & Radio. Light and Life 107.3 FM, Sema Radio and The Just FM.

Famous People from Kipsigis

Dr. Taita arap Towett is unarguably the most famous and revered person in the district. A renowned scholar in Linguistics and culture, Dr. Towett was the first Education Minister in independent Kenya. He died in 2007 in a road accident aged over 75. Other famous people born in the district include former politicians Prof. Jonathan Ngeno, Kipkalya Kones, Lorna Laboso and David Kimutai Too. Others are Franklin Bett, Kipngeno arap Ngeny, Noah arap Too. Other achievers from the district include Mr. Paul Melly(Standard Group, CMA), Samuel Kirui(Telkom, PS, OPDM), Prof Mibei (VC, Moi University), Wilson Chepkwony(State House), Jeremiah Ruto(Director KARI, TRF), Kipchamba arap Tapotuk who was a famous musician. Joel arap Kimeto who is a re-known gospel musician and also the director of radio Injili 103.7 FM formerly at Chepsir, North of Kericho town.
Kericho is the birthplace of Joginder Singh, Kenya's famous Rally Driver. Joyce Chepchumba, a successful woman marathoner and an Olympic medalist is also from Kericho. Dr Baldev Singh, National Teacher of the Year for Innovation in Education in the UK in 2004 is Kericho-born.

Apostle William Kipyegon Arap Korir of Hope Ministries World

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