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The Kalenjin along others are affiliated with the highland occupancy as they are found around the highland areas of the country. The most prominent of these groups include the Luo , the Maasai, the Samburu , the Iteso, the Turkana, and the Kalenjin. [ 10 ]
Jepchirchir (also spelled Chepchirchir) is a name of Kalenjin origin. It indicates that the bearer meaning a girl or woman who was born "after a short labour" ("Chirchir"). The masculine equivalent of this name is Kipchirchir.
According to the Kalenjin narrative of origin, the Nandi identity formed from the separation of what had been a combined group of Kipsigis and Nandi. They had been living at Rongai near Nakuru as a united group for sometime before they were forced to separate due to antagonistic environmental factors, notably droughts and invasion of the Maasai from Uasin Gishu.
Women in the study expressed atypical symptoms such as 47-day-long periods, excruciating cramps, and unrelenting constipation—and still were dismissed by medical professionals. These women, up to multiple decades later, were diagnosed with severe illnesses like pituitary tumors and polycystic ovary syndrome. The denial of pain for women of ...
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Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (born 11 September 1983) [2] is a Kenyan long-distance runner.She represented Kenya at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2016, winning the silver medal in the 5,000 metres and bronze in the 10,000 metres at the 2012 London Olympics as well as gold in the 5,000 m and silver in the 10,000 m at the 2016 Rio Olympics, setting a new Olympic record in the former.
Kalenjin may refer to: Kalenjin people of Kenya Elgeyo people (Keiyo people) Kipsigis people; Marakwet people; Nandi people; Pokot people; Terik people; Tugen people ...
Coming from a highly patriarchal society and being a single woman, she overcame the odds to become the first Kalenjin woman elected to Parliament and also the youngest person in her time. She was a great inspiration to women and youth. The 10th Parliament (2008-2013) saw the election of the largest number of Kalenjin women under the old ...