Marigat
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Marigat is a small town in Baringo County, Kenya.
Marigat is a fast-growing town located in the lowlands of Baringo County. The town was named after the Ilchamus name of narrowing corners to the town Lmari lo lgat and the colonialists named if Marigat. Its growth is supported by the
Tourists go for art such as braided callabush, the ilchamus club, ilchamus sheets and the tugen bow and arrows. Passengers buy onions, tomatoes, honey, water, melon, bananas, oranges from the Parkerra irrigation scheme as they wait for the bus at the Matatu stage to surprise their families.
Marigat is inhabited by the Tugen (Samor) mainly from the upper regions, i.e. south, southeast and southwest, the Ilchamus mainly from the low regions northwards and the western Pokot communities who are mainly pastoralists.