Eldoret

The Upgrading of the Railway line linking Kisumu to the SGR railway is expected to significantly boost the towns fortunes. Home to many of Kenya’s leading long distance runners, the name “Eldoret” is based on the Maasai word “eldore” meaning “stony river”; a reference to the bed of the Sosiani River (a tributary of the Nile), that runs through the city. Eldoret is a principal town in the Rift Valley region and serves as the capital of Uasin Gishu County. As per the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Eldoret is the fifth most populated urban area in the country with 475,716 inhabitants according to 2019 national census. Eldoret has a number of estates. Estates vary in that some are posh and others are residents of the middle-class community. Almost every estate has its own identity. Eldoret is often referred to as a cosmopolitan city: A place where several Kenyan ethnic groups live and mingle. The most represented ethnic groups in Eldoret are the Kalenjin, the Kikuyu, the Luhya, the Luo and the Kisii.