Kericho

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Kericho is the biggest town in Kericho County, located in the highlands west of the Kenyan Rift Valley. Positioned on the edge of the Mau Forest, Kericho benefits from a warm and temperate climate, making it for agriculture, especially large scale tea cultivation.^[1]

The town is strategically located along Kenya's western tourism circuit with access to Lake Victoria, the Maasai Mara National Reserve and Ruma National Park.

Population

As of the 1999 census, the town has a population of 150,000.^[2] Kericho is the home town of the Kipsigis, a subgroup of the Kalenjin people.