Bomet County is a

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in the former

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. Initially a district, Bomet District was created from the former Kericho District in 1992. The capital of Bomet County is

Bomet Bomet is the capital and largest town of Bomet County, Kenya. Bomet town has a total population of 110,963 (2009 census). It is located along the B3 Mai Mahiu-Narok-Kisii road. Bomet city is one of the eight sister cities to Milwaukee. Etymolo ...

. It has a population of 875,689 in 2019 and an area of .

Local authorities

Administrative and political units

Bomet county has five sub-county administrative units with 25 county assembly wards and 66 locations.

Leadership

County government

Bomet has had three governors since devolution,

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was the first Governor and was replaced by

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who died of cancer while in office. Dr. Hillary Barchok, being the deputy, was sworn in as the third governor on 8 August 2019. Linet Chepkorir Toto is the current women representative and Lawyer Hillary Sigei is currently serving as a Senator. http://www.parliament.go.ke/the-senate/sen-wakili-hillary-kiprotich-sigei The county ward assemblies are run by members of county assemblies.

Electoral constituencies

The county has five electoral constituencies: * Bomet Central Constituency * Bomet East Constituency * Chepalungu Constituency *

Sotik Constituency Sotik Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya established for the 1997 elections. It is one of five constituencies in Bomet County. Sotik has one major river, River Kipsonoi. Sotik is also a hilly place with the main crops being grown ar ...

Konoin Constituency Konoin Constituency is an electoral constituency in Bomet County, Kenya. It is one of five constituencies in Bomet County and was one of three constituencies of the former Buret District. The constituency has seven wards, all electing councillors f ...

Demographics

Bomet has a population of 875,689 person with a population density of 346 persons per square km as per the 2019 census report, out of this 434,287 are females, 441,379 males and 23 intersex persons.

Services/Urbanisation

Source
USAid Kenya

Secondary schools

Tenwek Boys HighLongisa Boys High SchoolMoi Siongiroi Girls High SchoolKabungut Boys High
*Ndaraweta Girls secondary School *Kaboson Girls School *Chepalungu Boys High School *Chebunyo Boys Secondary School *Chebunyo Girls Secondary School *Siwot Secondary School *Kiptobit Secondary School *Kaplong boys high school *kimuchul secondary school *Kaplong Girls Secondary school *Moi Minariet Boys Secondary School *Muiywek Secondary School *Gorgor Secondary School *Chebilat Boys' High School * Kamung'ei Secondary School * Kamureito Secondary School * Ndanai Girls' HighSchool * Solyot Secondary School * Olbutyo Boys High School * Olbobo Secondary School * Mulot High school *Kakimirai High school *Lelkatet High School *Saseta Girls Secondary School *Simoti Secondary School *merigi secondary school *kaporuso secondary school *Sigowet Secondary School *Chemaner Secondary School *Sigor Boys High School *Kaboson Secondary School *Sugumerga Secondary School *Kipreres Secondary School *Toronik Secondary School *Plokyi Girls' secondary School

References

Bomet Senator http://www.parliament.go.ke/the-senate/sen-wakili-hillary-kiprotich-sigei

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20130511002842/https://opendata.go.ke/facet/counties/Bomet
Kalenjin OnlineBomet County
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