Kabarnet

Kabarnet is the capital of Samors, a subgroup of the virtues in Baringo District, Rift Valley Province in Kenya with 10,191 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2006).

History

The town was when the British colonial administration in the early 19th century, the typical scattered settlement for certain administrative center of Baringo district.

The name commemorates a missionary of the African Inland Mission from Wellington, Australia, named Albert E ( dmond ) Barnett, the Ravine 1908 Eldama, Rift Valley, Kenya kam.Ka so in Swahili House, Kabarnet Barnet house. ( Barnett was written with two T! ) He founded with his Swedish wife Elma, born finisher, in Baringo District, a children's home, which is now named after Elma Barnett

Geography

The city is located in rural, semi-arid, but fertile highlands at 1815 meters above sea level in the east corner of the Keriotales in northeastern Kenya. Down the Tugenberge From the street from Marigat one has terrific views over the East African grave breach, the part of the Great African grave breach is (English: Rift Valley), Baringo and Lake Bogoria and on into the Kerio Valley down.

The city

The urban area covers 92 km ². Town was chartered Kabarnet 1984. 1992 she was Municipality (regardless of the district administration, " cycle-free "). The greater metropolitan area has about 30,000 inhabitants. Since 1993, the city may result in a coat of arms. The economy comprises light and cottage industries, especially in the processing of agricultural products, as well as a slaughterhouse.

There is a well-developed education system with seven kindergartens for 3 - to 6 -year-old, 20 Primary Schools ( 8 levels ), a special school for deaf children, as well as a school for the physically disabled. There is also a founded with the help of the German sister city Kabarnet - Hürth- middle school, three high schools with boarding character (three-stage with the offer of " German as a Foreign Language " ) and two job-oriented polytechnics and a medical training center (MTC ) at the district hospital.

The dusty height of Kabarnet has well- paved roads and a few impressive buildings as well as several banks. The good infrastructure explained by the fact that ex- President Daniel arap Moi was born in the nearby area.

Museum

The Kabarnet Museum in the former residence of the district administration shows local and traditional culture as well as in a small nature park information on the nature and environment of the Baringosees.

Sister City

Kabarnet is connected to the German city of Hürth near Cologne, in a town twinning since 28 June 1988. It was initiated by the city of Hürth Cologne due to the invocation of 1985 and the previous report of the North -South Commission under Willy Brandt. Town twinning association and have helped varied in the development of the city, the schools and the modern facilities of central slaughterhouse and health center were built, among others, Hürther help. These aids will be the small part of the city, for the most part but the partnership association, which seeks to ( non-cash) donations, the Hürther schools supported ( for example, by sponsored walks ) and private individuals. Thus, the local women's projects is collected for one that ever wants a cow give women.