Trans-Nzoia District was an

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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 ...

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, located between the

Nzoia River The Nzoia River is a Kenyan river, rising from Cherangany hills. It passes through Kapsara, Springer ,Moi's bridge then crosses to Kakamega county.It flows south and then west, eventually flowing into Lake Victoria near the town of Port Victoria. ...

and

Mount Elgon Mount Elgon is an extinct shield volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya, north of Kisumu and west of Kitale. The mountain's highest point, named "Wagagai", is located entirely within Uganda.

with its centre at the town of

Kitale Kitale is an agricultural town in northern Rift Valley Kenya situated between Mount Elgon and the Cherangany Hills at an elevation of around . Its population is 106,187 as of 2009. Kitale is the headquarter town of Trans-Nzoia County. Kitale is r ...

. The district origin go back when the region was transferred from

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in 1902. The area remained unclassified,but considered part of Kisumu Province, until 1905 or 1906 when it was admitted to the Naivasha Province as

Uasin Gishu District Uasin Gishu County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya located in the former Rift Valley Province. Eldoret has the county's largest population center as well as its administrative and commercial center. “It lies between longitudes 34 degrees 50 ...

. It contained Trans-Nzoia and later in 1912, when Elgeyo joined, and Marakwet in 1917. In 1919, the colonial authorities split Trans Nzoia from Uasin Gishu District, where two years later, it became an extra-provincial territory. In 1929, Trans-Nzoia and Uasin Gishu districts formed Nzoia Province, only for the province to be absorbed into the

. The two districts will be joined ageing in 1945, then

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, were split up sometime later in 1949. Trans-Nzoia was maintained during review of district boundaries in 1962. It became one of the forty districts of Kenya, 1963. It had an estimated population of 575,662 in 1999. By the 2000s, Trans Nzoia District had ceased to exist as it had split into Kwanza, Trans Nzoia East and Trans Nzoia West districts. The three districts had a total population of 818,757, with a predominantly rural population across the districts. In 2010, after the promulgation of the new

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, counties were to be created based on the districts of Kenya that existed as at 1992. This effectively led to the creation of

Trans-Nzoia County Trans-Nzoia County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province, Kenya, located between the Nzoia River and Mount Elgon, 380 km northwest of Nairobi. At its centre is the town of Kitale which is the capital and largest town. The count ...

. Historically the area had been inhabited by the

Kalenjin Kalenjin may refer to: * Kalenjin people The Kalenjin are a group of tribes designated as Highland Nilotes and are descended from Maliri people ''(thus related to Daasanach of Ethiopia.)'' The Kalenjin are cousins with Datooga people of Tan ...

people. After independence many of the farms vacated by white settlers were bought by individuals from other

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in Kenya. The district had three constituencies: *

Cherangani Constituency Cherangany Constituency (also spelled Cherangani Constituency), comprises the larger Trans Nzoia East District; otherwise known as Cherangani Sub-County, with an approximate area of 556.9 square km. It is an Constituencies of Kenya, electoral const ...

Kwanza Constituency Kwanza Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. The constituency has seven wards, all of which elect member of county assembly for the Trans-Nzoia County Assembly. It is one of five constituencies in Trans-Nzoia County. The constitue ...

Saboti Constituency Saboti Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of five constituencies in Trans-Nzoia County Trans-Nzoia County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province, Kenya, located between the Nzoia River and Mount Elgon, 380 ...

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