Kabarnet

Kabarnet
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Kabarnet is a town in Baringo County, Kenya. As of the 2019 census,the town had a population of 22,474 with 10,943 (48.8%) of them being males and 11,531(51.1%) of them being females.^[1]

Geography

At an altitude of 1,815 metres (5,957 feet) Kabarnet is located on the eastern edge of the

Elgeyo escarpment and the Kerio Valley

.

The Kabarnet area is home to the Samors, a sub-group of the Tugen community.

History

The location is named after a missionary from

Kalenjin language. The name thus means Barnett's home. 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 had a coat of arms since 1993.

The Town

Kabarnet is the hometown of

March 2013 through the United Republican Party, a member of the Jubilee coalition that won the concurrent presidential poll. Joshua Kandie is the fourth MP for Baringo Central.^[3]

The former world marathon record holder, and five time world cross-country champion, Paul Tergat, was born in a small village, Riwa, close to Kabarnet town.

The town has 7 kindergartens, 20 primary schools (with 8 grades), schools for the deaf and handicapped, one Orphanage, three secondary schools (with even the subject German Language), and two polytechnics. The town also has a government training institute (Kenya School of Government, Baringo) and Kenya Medical Training College, Kabarnet.

It has also the Kabarnet District Hospital, a slaughterhouse, and a health center.

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 town is the Baringo County headquarters. The Governor's office and the County Assembly offices are located within the town. Kabarnet municipality is located in Kabarnet Ward of Baringo Central Constituency. Other wards in Baringo Central Constituency include Kapropita, Ewalel/Chapchap, Tenges and Sacho. Previously Baringo Central had a total of 25 wards belonging to the Baringo County Council, the rural council of Baringo District.^[4]

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(Kabarnet Hürth Secondary School).

References

^ "Karbanet".
^ "AIM Australia - History". Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
^ Nation, Daily. "Kandie beats Jubilee, Kanu rivals in Baringo Central". Daily Nation. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency Archived 2007-06-28 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Karbanet".

[2] "AIM Australia - History". Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2011-07-18.

[3] Nation, Daily. "Kandie beats Jubilee, Kanu rivals in Baringo Central". Daily Nation. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

[4] Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency Archived 2007-06-28 at the Wayback Machine

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