Elgon View is a suburb located on the southern side of

Eldoret Eldoret is a principal town in the Rift Valley region of Kenya and serves as the capital of Uasin Gishu County. The town was referred to by white settlers as Farm 64, 64 and colloquially by locals as 'Sisibo'. As per the 2019 Kenya Population ...

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and named after Mt Elgon. It is primarily zoned for low-density residential housing. Considered an affluent neighborhood, Elgon View is home to politicians, athletes, businessmen and religious leaders of the

Rift Valley Province Rift Valley Province ( sw, Mkoa wa Bonde la Ufa) of Kenya, bordering Uganda, was one of Kenya's eight provinces, before the Kenyan general election, 2013. Rift Valley Province was the largest and one of the most economically important provinces i ...

. Institutions in the area include Eldoret State Lodge, the Eldoret Sports Club, Eldoret Club, Hill Primary and secondary schools, Mother of Apostles Seminary High School, and Testimony primary and secondary schools.Vincent Bartoo
"Eldoret’s rich live in peace and quiet"
'' The Standard '', June 4 2009, retrieved 12-12-2009 Notable residents include

Ibrahim Hussein (runner) Ibrahim Kipkemboi Hussein (born 3 June 1958 in Kapsabet, Rift Valley) is a retired long-distance runner from Kenya, who was a three-time winner of the Boston Marathon in 1988, 1991, and 1992. He was also the first winner from Kenya of the New Y ...

, David Rudisha, Geoffrey Mutai, and many other athletes including

Kipchoge Keino Kipchoge Hezekiah Keino (born 17 January 1940) is a retired Kenyan track and field athlete. He was the chairman of the Kenyan Olympic Committee (KOC) until 29 September 2017. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, Keino was among the first in a lon ...

, who has led neighborhood opposition to all commercial development. In 2009, the Kenya Red Cross supported construction of a 5-star hotel in the suburb. Keino has opposed the construction on the grounds of setting a precedent for other commercial development as well as increased noise pollution and security concerns. Kenya Red Cross Governor Paul Birech cites benefits to the neighborhood as street lighting and pavement, sanitation services and public transportation. As of April 2012, construction of the hotel was at an advanced stage.

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