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Chelele was born in 1988 at Mugango village in Bomet County, Kenya. Between 1994 and 2006, she attended Njerian Primary before progressing to Chebonei Girls’ High School in Bomet. She discovered her talent at the school in Form 3 while participate in the country's music festivals competition for secondary schools.
Kalenjin folklore. Kalenjin folklore consists of folk tales, legends, songs, music, dancing, popular beliefs, and traditions communicated by the Kalenjin -speaking communities, often passed down the generations by word of mouth .
Raphael Kipchambai arap Tapotuk (1937 – 7 April 2007), better known by the stage name Kipchamba, was a Kalenjin singer-songwriter and musician who rose to popularity in the late 1970s. [ 1][ 2] He specialized in rhumba sung in the Kipsigis dialect of the Kalenjin language. While performing as a singer, Kipchamba preferred wearing a suit and ...
Daniel arap Moi (1924–2020)), second President of Kenya. Willy Bett, former Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. Paul Bitok, two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 5,000 m (1992 and 1996) Amos Biwott, winner of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1968 summer Olympic Games.
Emily Chepchumba. " Emily Chepchumba " is a love song written and recorded under the same record label name by the Kalenjin secular local musician Bamwai. It is sung in the Kipsigis dialect of the Kalenjin language. The song was inspired by a young beautiful Elgeiyo woman the musician met at Kaptarakwa in Elgeiyo-Marakwet in Western Kenya in 2004.
Traditional Kalenjin society. Traditional Kalenjin society is the way of life that existed among the Kalenjin -speaking people prior to the advent of the colonial period in Kenya and after the decline of the Chemwal, Lumbwa and other Kalenjin communities in the late 1700s and early 1800s. [1]
Norms & lifestyle. Maintaining peace and amity, especially between relations, is particularly important for the Kalenjin and ranks high on their scale of values. This type of peaceful relationship is known as Tiliet and is rooted in ancient Kalenjin culture. It is the root word of Tilionutik a person's wider relationship circle.
Kipsigis people. The Kipsigis or Kipsigiis[ 2 ] are a Nilotic group contingent of the Kalenjin ethnic group and speak a dialect of the Kalenjin language identified by their community eponym, Kipsigis. [ 3 ] It is observed that the Kipsigis and another aboriginal group native to Kenya known as Ogiek have a merged identity.