Kapsabet Town Kenya

Kapsabet town

Kapsabet town is located in Nandi County in the Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It is the capital of Nandi County. Kapsabet hosts a municipal council and divisional headquarters of Kapsabet administrative division.

Kapsabet municipality has eight wards (Chemundu/Kaptildil, Chepterit, Kabirirsang, Kamobo, Kapsabet, Kiminda, Kipsigak/Kipsotoi and Kipture/Irimis). All of them fall under the Emgwen constituency, which has a total of seventeen wards, the remaining nine are located within Nandi County Council. Kapsabet is located 40 kilometres southwest of Eldoret.

Many successful long distance runners have been born in or near Kapsabet, including Bernard Lagat, Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Peter Rono, Wilfred Bungei, Pamela Jelimo, and Martin Lel. The headquarters of Kapsabet municipality is the Kapsabet town which is run by the Municipal council.

Kapsabet Town History

The name Kapsabet comes from “Kap”- ‘belong to/area of’ and “sabit” or “sobet” – ‘live’ and has come to mean ‘a place of life’ though external influences and documentation refer it as Kapsabet. The locals praise it as ‘Kapsabit ak mego’.

Kapsabet Town Climate and Geography

Climate/Weather: Temperatures range from a mean annual minimum of 12°C to a mean maximum of 23°C, with rainfall amounts of between 1,200mm and 2,000mm per annum.

Economic Activities in Kapsabet Town

Kapsabet is an agricultural town. Within its environs are large tea and maize farms as well as a number of horticulture and dairy concerns. The town has a milk depot operated by New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (New KCC) and the KTDA Chebut Tea Factory.

There are also a number of tourist sites in Nandi county. Notable sites in the county include the rare Sitatunga antelopes found at Kingwal Swamps, and the ‘Cliff of Death’ where suicidal people have reportedly ended their lives.

The Nandi county government inherited about 400 acres from the defunct Kapsabet Municipal Council, on which it plans to build an industrial park, a marketplace and some houses.

Real estate development has seen substantial growth particularly since the advent of devolution. Evidence of demand for space in the town is seen through the entry of 11 bank branches and popular retail stores such as Naivas.

Major financial institutions present in Kapsabet Town are Kenya Commercial Bank, Co-operative Bank of Kenya, Barclays Bank, Kenya Women Finance Trust(KWFT), Equity Bank and National Bank of Kenya. Nandi Teachers and Nandi Hekima Saccos are based in the town.

Kapsabet Town Population

Kapsabet municipality has a total population of 86,803 (2009 census). The majority of residents belong to the Nandi section of the Kalenjin ethnic group.

Kapsabet Health Facilities

1. Baraton MCH

MFL Code: 14232
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Academic (if registered)

2. Cheindoi Dispensary

MFL Code: 14307
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

3. Chemundu Dispensary (Nandi Central)

MFL Code: 14324
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

4. Chemuswo Dispensary

MFL Code: 14326
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

5. Chepkumia Dispensary

MFL Code: 14348
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

6. GK Prison Dispensary (Nandi Central)

MFL Code: 14518
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

7. Ipcc Kaimosi Dispensary

MFL Code: 14577
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Other Faith Based

8. Kaimosi Tea Dispensary

MFL Code: 14644
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Company Medical Service

9. Kapkangani Health Centre

MFL Code: 14704
Facility Type: Health Centre
Owner: Ministry of Health

10. Kapsabet District Hospital

MFL Code: 14749
Facility Type: District Hospital
Owner: Ministry of Health

11. Kapsisiywo Dispensary

MFL Code: 14761
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

12. Kaptel Dispensary

MFL Code: 14778
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

13. Kimondi Forest Dispensary

MFL Code: 14876
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

14. Kiropket Dispensary

MFL Code: 14906
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

15. Kombe Dispensary (Nandi Central)

MFL Code: 14982
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

16. Mother Franciscan Mission Health Centre

MFL Code: 15231
Facility Type: Health Centre
Owner: Kenya Episcopal Conference-Catholic Secretariat

17. Olemila VCT Centre

MFL Code: 15396
Facility Type: VCT Centre (Stand-Alone)
Owner: Non-Governmental Organizations

18. Rotary Doctors General Outreach

MFL Code: 15500
Facility Type: Health Programme
Owner: Non-Governmental Organizations

19. St Boniface Dispensary

MFL Code: 15630
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Kenya Episcopal Conference-Catholic Secretariat

20. Sironoi GOK Dispensary

MFL Code: 17177
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

21. ICL, Baraton

MFL Code: 17218
Facility Type: VCT Centre (Stand-Alone)
Owner: Non-Governmental Organizations

22. Sironoi SDA Dispensary

MFL Code: 17247
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Other Faith Based

23. Meswo Medical Clinic

MFL Code: 17251
Facility Type: Medical Clinic
Owner: Private Practice – Unspecified

24. Kabwareng Dispensary

MFL Code: 17626
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

25. Cheplengu Dispensary

MFL Code: 17629
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

26. Kapsabet Health Care Centre

MFL Code: 17632
Facility Type: Other Hospital
Owner: Private Practice – General Practitioner

27. Kokwet Medical Clinic

MFL Code: 17633
Facility Type: Medical Clinic
Owner: Private Practice – Nurse / Midwife

28. Kapchepkok Dispensary

MFL Code: 17635
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

29. Chemokonja Dispensary

MFL Code: 17636
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

30. Kipsugur Dispensary

MFL Code: 17637
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

31. Kaptildil Dispensary

MFL Code: 17638
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

32. Koibem Dispensary

MFL Code: 17639
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

33. Kamurguiywa Dispensary

MFL Code: 17640
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

34. Ngenybogurio Dispensary

MFL Code: 17641
Facility Type: Dispensary
Owner: Ministry of Health

35. Uzima Medical Clinic (Nandi Central)

MFL Code: 18243
Facility Type: Medical Clinic
Owner: Private Practice – Nurse / Midwife

36. Kapsabet Medicare Centre

MFL Code: 19281
Facility Type: Medical Clinic
Owner: Private Practice – Clinical Officer