About Bomet
Meaning of the word, "Bomet"
Bomet is a borrowed word (possibly from Swahili) in Kipsigis dialect meaning a traditional fenced parameter for cattle to spend the night in.
The Kipsigis word ‘Kaaptich‘ is the correct term for such a structure though.
The eponymous term was coined following the establishment of an industrial scale butchery which used to observe large herds of cattle rounded together in a large scale cow parameter.
Bomet County Economic Activities
The main economic activity in Bomet is agriculture. Tea is mostly grown in the eastern region of the district bordering the Mau forest.
Farmers in the tea-producing region sell their produce to KTDA (Kenya Tea Development Agency) factories such as those at Kapset, Mogogosiek, Rororok, Kapkoros and Tirgaga located in Bomet county.
There are also other multinational tea companies such as George Williamson, Unilever and James Finlay (Kenya) Limited which have tea factories in the county.
- Mission
- Vision
Bomet County Emergency Service Contacts
Police
- 0722036036
Fire Brigade
- 0754166677
Ambulance
- 0775281877
- Coat of Arms
- Bomet County Flag
Bomet County Location
County Number
- 36
Population Density
- 346 persons per km²
Area
- 1,997.90 km²
Altitude
- 1,962 m
Quick Facts
Bomet County is located in the former Rift Valley Province bordering Kericho County to the North and North East; Narok County to the South East, South, and South West; Nakuru County to the East and Nyamira County to the North West.
- Headquarters: Bomet Town
- Consituencies: Sotik; Chepalungu; Bomet East; Bomet Central and Konoin
- Major Towns: Bomet, Sotik, Konoin and Kaplong
- Other Towns: Chemaner, Kaitet Ranch, Kamugeno, Kaptebengwet, Longisa, Ndamichoni, Ndanai, Sigor and Siongiroi
