Chemanywes/Rock Farm

 Chemanywes Farm, also known as Rock Farm, is a sprawling 2000-acre land situated in Sergoit, Moiben sub-county, Uasin Gishu. The origins of the farm's ownership is not clear, with conflicting reports suggesting it may have belonged to a settler named Jordaan or a Boer named Van Heerden, who resided on Sergoit Rock.

Local lore tells of the farm being acquired by residents of Chepkorio, who, in the 1960s, purchased the land under a collective scheme that also included the Manyatta land in Moiben. Initially comprising 13 families, each holding a 22-acre stake, the farm remained undivided until 1992.

The first settler on the farm was a man named Chemanywes, a member of the Korieta family, who eventually relocated to Manyatta, Moiben. The locals affectionately dubbed the area Kap-Chemanywes in his honor.

Within Chemanywes, each distinct area bears its own unique name, such as Chepkokoch, Koibakurio, Kaptibis, Emkwen, Koiwa Taoia, and Kapkulunga. These names carry deep historical and cultural significance within the community, with Kapkulunga, for instance, being named after the pioneering Kulunga family, who were among the first to settle there.

(Information and photo courtesy of Henry Kibiwott Chebii)

Below: is the house that belonged to the settler