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  2. Chemirocha - Wikipedia

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    Chemirocha. "Chemirocha" is a series of three field recordings made in 1950 by ethnomusicologist Hugh Tracey during his visit to the Kipsigis people of the Great Rift Valley of Kenya. The tribe had previously heard the recordings of American country singer Jimmie Rodgers, which they integrated to their musical culture.

  3. Kapsabet - Wikipedia

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    Kapsabet. /  0.333°N 35.167°E  / 0.333; 35.167. Kapsabet is a town in Kenya. It is the capital of Nandi County and is located 40 kilometres southwest of Eldoret on the way to Chavakali . The name Kapsabet comes from "Kap"- 'belong to/area of' and "sabit" or "sobet" – 'live' and has come to mean 'a place of life' [2] though external ...

  4. Azziad Nasenya - Wikipedia

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    Azziad Nasenya Wafula is a Kenyan actress, content creator, media host and social media personality. [1] [2] She is popularly known as Kenya 's TikTok Queen. [3] [4] [5] She has been active since 2019, and since her venture into the industry she has successfully emerged victoriously to model for Linkosiclothing L&C, Home 254,and just to mention ...

  5. Faith Kipyegon - Wikipedia

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    Faith Kipyegon was the eighth of nine children growing up on a farm in a village near Keringet, Nakuru County in the Kenyan Rift Valley. She comes from a Kalenjin tribe. Her elder sister and former training partner Beatrice Mutai is a 10 km and half marathon specialist. Her father Samuel Kipyegon Koech was a 400 m and 800 m runner in his youth ...

  6. Alliance Girls High School - Wikipedia

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    Gender. Girls. Colour (s) Green and white. Website. www .alliancegirlshigh .sc .ke. Alliance Girls' High School (AGHS) is a public national boarding school for girls located near the small town of Kikuyu in Kiambu County, 20 km from Nairobi. Founded in 1948 as the African Girls' High School, it is within walking distance from its brother school ...

  7. Women in Kenya - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The history of the evolution of the traits of women in Kenya can be divided into Women within Swahili culture, Women in British Kenya, and Kenyan Women post-Independence. [3] The condition and status of the female population in Kenya has faced many changes over the past century. Kenya was a British colony from 1888 until 1963. [4]

  8. Angella Okutoyi - Wikipedia

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    11–5. Last updated on: 5 February 2024. Angella Okutoyi (born 29 January 2004) is a Kenyan professional tennis player. She became the first Kenyan to win a Grand Slam title at the girls’ juniors Wimbledon event, partnering Rose Marie Nijkamp. [1] At the 2022 Australian Open, Okutoyi became the first representative of Kenya to win a girls ...

  9. Green Belt Movement - Wikipedia

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    Green Belt Movement. The Green Belt Movement ( GBM) is an indigenous grassroots organization in Kenya that empowers women through the planting of trees. It is one of the most effective and well-known grassroots organisations addressing the problem of global deforestation. [1] Professor Wangari Maathai established the organization in 1977 under ...