Bomet is a constituency in Bomet District. Bomet District is one of 18 districts of the Rift Valley Province of Kenya.

1.1.            Demographic Characteristics

1.2.            Socio-Economic Profile

Bomet District:

·          Is the 4^th most densely populated district in the province;

·          Has a primary school enrolment rate of 81.4%, being ranked 4^th in the province and 16^th nationally;

·          Has a secondary school enrolment rate of 18.2%, being ranked 10^th in the province and 37^th nationally;

·          Experiences the following main diseases: Malaria, respiratory tract infections, intestinal worms, skin diseases and infections, and diarrhoea diseases;

·          Has a 23.7% malnourishment rate of children under 5 years of age, being ranked 24 of 42 of the nationally ranked districts;

·          Has a life expectancy of 57 years, being ranked 21 of 45 of the nationally ranked districts;

·          Has an absolute poverty level of 61.80% being ranked 32 of 46 nationally ranked districts;

·          Has a 63.86% food poverty level being ranked 39 of 42 nationally ranked districts;

·          Has the lowest monthly mean household income in the province, Ksh. 3,283 being ranked 43 of 44 nationally ranked districts;

·          Has a food poverty level of 63.86 being ranked 39 of 42 nationally ranked districts;

·          Has an absolute poverty level of 61.80% being ranked 32 of 46 nationally ranked districts;

Bomet district has 3 constituencies: Bomet, Chepalungu, and Sotik Constituencies. The district’s 3 MPs, each cover on average an area of 628 Km² to reach 127,598 constituents. This is a ruling party, KANU, stronghold. In the 1997 general elections, KANU won two of the parliamentary seats, Bomet and Chepalungu, unopposed, while the other with 92.0% valid votes.

2.      CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

Bomet Constituency is comprised of locations/divisions of Bomet District.

2.1.            Socio-Economic Profile

One of the main economic activities the locals engage in is production of tea.

2.2.            Electioneering and Political Information

This is another example of effective zoning by KANU. The constituency voted in unopposed the same MP in both the 1992 and 1997 general elections. The MP has been associated with the ethnic clashes that broke out during the 1992 general election. He has also subsequently made other utterances that were clearly meant to scare potential opponents. KANU retained the seat in 2002.

2.3.            1992 General Election Results

2.4.            1997 General Election Results

2.5.            Main problems

·          Late collection of tea at the buying centers;

·          Poor road network;

·          Famine relief for the semi-arid parts of the district especially Longisa; and

·          The district hospital was mooted over a decade ago but has not yet become fully operational.

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written by Ambush, May 18, 2012

please keep this information on the regions updated, eg in terms of political leadership, times and based on devolution ie the county systems.

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