Baringo County Government

Through a strategic partnership with the Kenya Livestock Commercialization Project (KeLCoP), Baringo County is structurally expanding its indigenous chicken value chain across the County to tackle standard chicken-rearing challenges and eliminate unstructured brokering.

As part of this collaborative effort—which also covers small ruminants, apiculture, and multi-sectoral stakeholder platforms—KeLCoP has directly distributed approximately 32,000 one-day-old chicks out of a total population of 1.9 million chicken across the county. Local farmers working alongside the project have successfully achieved an impressive 90% to 98% survival rate, significantly advancing dual objectives of improved community nutrition and enhanced household profitability.

To ensure long-term economic sustainability, Baringo County Government with KeLCoP targets the financial empowerment of women and youth while transitioning local livestock yards toward highly regulated, weight-and-health-based monthly poultry auctions mirrored after successful regional cattle markets.

Baringo County Government's Department of Agriculture, led by Risper Chepkonga, CECM Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries , is making great progress to transform the local mango value chain and uplift farmers. In a strategic partnership with Blue Skies, a renowned international buyer and exporter, the county is introducing a more structured market for mango varieties like Kent, Keitt, and Ngowe.

With the support of the World Bank-funded Food System Resilience Project (FSRP) and agricultural extension officers, the county is actively guiding farmers to scale up production, adopt top-working techniques, and form cooperatives to aggregate their yields.

This initiative is designed to boost household incomes, expand job opportunities, and secure a reliable market for Baringo's high-quality mangoes, paving the way for sustainable economic growth across the county.

The Baringo County Government, in partnership with Agricultural and food Authority (AFA), has officially commissioned a modern sisal brushing machine for the Lapkeitai Farmers Cooperative in Chemintany. This strategic investment aims to empower local smallholders by providing the infrastructure necessary to transition from raw material production to value added processing. By refining the sisal locally, farmers are expected to significantly increase their profit margin and gain better leverage in the competitive fiber market.

During the handover ceremony, They emphasized the untapped potential of the regional landscape, noting that while Mogotio has long been the traditional heartland of the crop, the wider Rift Valley has been identified as a premier zone for expanded sisal cultivation. This initiative marks a critical step in the county's broader economic strategy to revitalize industrial crops and industrialize the agricultural value chain.

Students and faculty at KMTC Kabarnet recently put aside their medical tools to plant trees for National Nurses Week 2026. Honoring the legacy of Florence Nightingale, the "Founders of Nursing," the nursing department led an environmental conservation walk and tree-planting exercise aimed at creating a sustainable future for the local community.

Highlighting the vital role of nurses as the "hospitality of the hospital" and "silent warriors," speakers emphasized that while doctors treat patients, nurses provide the 24-hour dedicated care that treats the patient. With over 500 students across diploma and certificate programs, KMTC Kabarnet continues to cement its reputation for producing world-class medical professionals ready to serve both locally and internationally.

The department of Tourism supported the Mogotio Equator Curio traders with temporary roofing solution. The gesture to mistaken for personal use of the vehicle. We appreciate the concerns and the right to oversight the use of public resources. However, this vehicle was on a legitimate mission.

1 in every 5 children under five in Baringo County is stunted, 14% suffer from wasting, while Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) in East Pokot covering Tiaty East and Tiaty West remains above 15%, placing the region in the “Serious” to “Emergency” category under WHO standards. Additionally, 20% of children under five are underweight compared to the national average of 10%, highlighting the urgent need for coordinated action against malnutrition.

In response, Baringo County, with support from Helen Keller International, has established a Multisectoral Nutrition Platform and initiated the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement framework to strengthen collaboration in addressing malnutrition. The forum brought together Members of the County Assembly, nutrition sensitive sector leads, the Civil Society Alliance, SUN CSA, and development partners to promote joint planning, accountability, and integrated nutrition interventions across the county.

Stakeholders emphasized that nutrition is not only a health issue but a shared development priority requiring collaboration across Health, Agriculture, Education, Water and Sanitation, Social Protection, Finance, and Planning sectors. The County Multisectoral Nutrition Coordination Forum will support evidence-based interventions, resource mapping, and coordinated action to improve nutrition and health outcomes for every child, every woman, and every household in Baringo County.

Expectant mothers in Baringo County have been urged to attend antenatal clinics regularly and ensure they deliver in health facilities under the care of skilled medical personnel in order to reduce maternal and infant deaths.

Speaking last Tuesday during celebrations to mark the International Day of the Midwife at Kapkuikui Health Centre, Baringo County Executive Committee Member for Health Services Dr. Solomon Sirma said the county still lags behind the national average in hospital deliveries, a situation he noted continues to undermine efforts to improve maternal and child health indicators.

Dr. Sirma revealed that only 66 percent of mothers in Baringo deliver in hospitals compared to the national average of 85 percent. He emphasized that skilled birth attendance remains critical in reducing complications during childbirth and improving the survival and wellbeing of both mothers and newborns.

He appealed to pregnant women and families across the county to prioritize regular clinic attendance throughout pregnancy and seek professional care during delivery, saying the county government was committed to strengthening healthcare services at all levels.

Echoing his sentiments, Chief Officer for Health Services Dr. Nancy Chesire reaffirmed the county’s commitment to ensuring a steady supply of pharmaceuticals and other essential medical commodities in all health facilities across Baringo.

Dr. Chesire acknowledged that supplies distributed to facilities in February were running low due to increased demand, but assured residents that another consignment would be delivered before the end of April to avert shortages.

At the same time, the Chief Officer for Preventive and Promotive Health Evans Rutto urged residents to register for the Social Health Authority medical insurance cover, assuring wananchi that the scheme was fully operational and accepted in all public health facilities within the county.

Mr. Rutto noted that wider enrollment into the health insurance program would ease access to affordable healthcare services and reduce out-of-pocket expenses for families seeking treatment.

Also speaking during the event, Florence Jematiah called on residents to protect and support development projects initiated within their localities, saying such investments were intended to directly improve the welfare and livelihoods of the people.

The celebrations recognized the vital role played by midwives in safeguarding maternal and newborn health, particularly in rural and hard-to-reach areas where they continue to serve as the backbone of primary healthcare delivery.