West Pokot County

Pokot people are the main inhabitants of the county and there is also a minority community of Sengwer.[3]

Mount Mtelo is located in West Pokot County.

1. Kapenguria Constituency
2. Kacheliba Constituency
3. Pokot South Constituency
4. Sigor Constituency

The district has four constituencies:

• Kacheliba Constituency
• Kapenguria Constituency
• Sigor Constituency
• Pokot South Constituency

The West Pokot county economy is principally driven by agriculture and livestock rearing. Some of the main crops grown include maize, a staple ingredient grown mainly in West Pokot Sub-County, as well as finger millet, coffee, beans, onions, sweet potatoes, green grams, peas, mangoes, oranges, bananas, potatoes and pyrethrum. The latter two are mainly grown in South Pokot sub-County.

In Pokot Central and North sub-counties, zebu indicine cattle have long been kept for meat production while in West Pokot and Pokot South sub-counties dairy breeds, primarily Ayrshire and Friesian, are increasingly kept for milk production.[2]

• Tegla Loroupe, A world record holder for 20, 25 and 30 kilometres long distance track running[8]
• Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, Kenyan-Israeli Olympic marathon runner

On the 23rd of November 2019 there was a landslide that has killed over 52 people. At least 22 other people are missing after this disaster, over 22,000 people have been displaced after this disaster.[9]

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• West Pokot County
• Aridland.go.ke
• Reliefweb.int
• Map of the District