The Kipsigis is a pastoralist ethnic group in Kenya, speaking the Kipsigis language. Kipsigis (or Kipsikii, Kipsikiis) is a Kalenjin language part of the Kenyan Kalenjin| dialect cluster (commonly called Nandi) . It is spoken mainly in the Kericho district of the Rift Valley Province in Kenya. ...

They are a sub-group of the Kalenjin and originated in the Sudan, moving into the Kenyan area in the 18th Century. The current settlement of the Kipsigis is in the Rift Valley province of Kenya. The Kalenjin is a combination of seven tribes of a Nilotic ethnic group or tribe living in the Great Rift Valley in western Kenya. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Rift Valley is the largest and one of the most economically vibrant provinces in Kenya. ...

The Kipsigis are the most numerous of the Kalenjin. They occupy the higlands of Kericho stretching from Timboroa to Mara River in the south, the west of Mau Escarpment in the east to Kebeneti in the west. They also occupy, parts of Laikipia, Kitale, Nakuru,Narok, Trans Mara Eldoret and Nandi Hills. This article describes the Mara River in Africa. ... The Lakipia district is located in the central region of Kenya, on the equator. ... Kitale is a small agricultural town in western Kenya situated between Mount Elgon and the Cherengani Hills at an elevation of around 7000 feet. ... Lake Nakuru area. ... Eldoret is a town in western Kenya and the administrative centre of Uasin Gishu District of Rift Valley Province. ... Nandi Hills is a highland area in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya, known for its tea estates, and home to many world-renowned athletes, including Kip Keino and Henry Rono. ...

The Kipsigis are considered to be the most exposed of the subtribes, though job opportunities and prominence diminished under Moi due to tribal jealousy and fear by Moi of the educated Kipsigis. Education standards fell and general development failed and the people were subjected to political manipulation. It is not uncommon to find the Kipsigis living in abject poverty compared to the Tugen and Keiyos, Moi's favourite subtribes of the Kalenjin. The Kipsigis were used as the electoral vote generators, but real development and enrichment went to Tugen and Keiyo, though they are less educated and live in arid lands. The Nandis faced the Kipsigis' plight to a lesser extend. The Kipsigis are well known for humility, hardship endurance and do not show emotions.They are also loyal and courageous.Men undergo circumcision at an average age of 14 years.Traditionally, boys are housed in a 'menjo' next to a forest and fed there as they await their genitals to heal.During this period, they undergo three main traditional ceremonies:Kelab-eun,Tyenjinet and Kayaet.After the first ritual, the boys are allowed to go out in the forest for hunting using bows and wood-made-arrows.It's at this point in time that they master the use these weapons-essential in traditional warfare.Christianity has seen the three stages phased out and replaced with biblical teachings in a number of areas in Kipsigis land although the location of 'menjo' remains unchanged.Female circumcision used to be practised but is currently losing ground to Christian beliefs and government legislation. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Tugen are a branch of the Kalenjin community and they occupy the districts of Baringo and Koibatek in Rift Valley, Kenya. ...

The Kipsigis are belong the Highland Nilotes group of People. Apart from the Kalenjin, the other tribe in this group is the Tatonga of Western Tanzania. In their expansion Southwards, the Kipsigis and the Tatonga people reached presentday Shinyanga Area in Western Tanzania only for the former group to return to the Kericho area before some went back again going Southwards but could only settle at Angata Barigoi in Trans mara next to the Tanzanian Border

Although the Kipisigis are traditionally pastrolists, pressure on land and high population have forced them to live both as farmers and pastrolists.