Wonders of Sergoit Hills

By William Kiptoo UG  High School is located in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. It is a public secondary school that admits students from across the region. The school was established during the post-independence expansion of education in Kenya. It has grown to serve both boys and girls. It is part of Eldoret’s network of secondary schools that include Moi Girls High School Eldoret and Wareng High School. Eldoret itself was founded in 1905 and became a hub for education during the colonial period. After independence in 1963, the government expanded secondary education rapidly. UG High was among the schools built to meet the demand for education in Uasin Gishu County. The school has contributed to educating generations of students in the region. It offers academic programs alongside extracurricular activities. It continues to play a role in shaping the educational landscape of Eldoret. Notable Kenyans such as Major General Mohammed Hussein Ali attended Uasin Gishu High Scho...

 By William Kiptoo The County Council of Wareng was a local authority in Kenya established under the Local Government Act, Cap 265, which governed the operations of municipal and county councils across the country. It was located in Uasin Gishu District, with its headquarters in Eldoret, and its jurisdiction covered the rural areas surrounding Eldoret town. The council existed alongside the Municipal Council of Eldoret, which administered the urban core, while Wareng focused on rural governance. Its functions included the maintenance of rural roads, management of markets, provision of sanitation services, licensing of businesses, and support for agricultural development. Councillors were elected from wards within its jurisdiction, and the council raised revenue through local taxes, fees, and licenses. The County Council of Wareng operated throughout the post-independence period until the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya in 2010. The new constitution introduced a devolved s...

By William Kiptoo Cheboror, a location in Kesses Constituency, Uasin Gishu County, is not only known for it's recent viral story about a fake police station becoming a bar, but also the story of the Ogiek,a community whose decades‑long struggle for land justice remains unresolved. In 1995, Cheboror Farm was officially established as L.R. No. 24644 (later Lainguse/Lainguse Block 4), measuring 788.30 hectares. It was set aside through an executive order and legal notices to provide land for the Ogiek, who had faced repeated evictions from their ancestral forests. The farm was subdivided into 358 parcels, including plots for public utilities such as primary schools, signaling an effort to rebuild not just homes but a community. Title Deeds and Delayed Justice After years of bureaucratic delays, title deeds were eventually prepared and issued to the approved list of 358 allottees, with ceremonies reported in 2018 and again in 2024. Officials urged beneficiaries not to sell their land b...

By William Kiptoo Photo credit of Kondoo, the large farm near Burnt Forest in Uasin Gishu County is located in the Ainabkoi Sub-County of Uasin Gishu. The area is inhabited mainly by the Kikuyu and Kalenjin communities. During the colonial period, the land was known as Koima Farm. It was owned by a European settler identified as Mr Tines. At the time, the farm formed part of the White Highlands, a region reserved for European settlement. African workers were employed on these farms but did not hold legal land ownership rights. After Kenya’s independence in 1963, several settler owned farms were transferred to public institutions. Koima Farm came under the management of the Central Agriculture Board (CAB). Under CAB, the land was primarily used for sheep rearing. The Kiswahili word for sheep,  kondoo , became commonly used to refer to the farm, eventually replacing the original name. It was divided into Kondoo Farm 1-7. In the post independence period, the Government of Kenya acquir...