The Tugen are a branch of the Kalenjin community and they occupy the districts of Baringo and Koibatek in Rift Valley, Kenya. Daniel Arap Moi, the second president of Kenya (1978–2002) was from the Tugen branch. The Tugen people speak the Tugen language. The Kalenjin is a combination of seven tribes of a Nilotic ethnic group or tribe living in the Great Rift Valley in western Kenya. ... In geology, a rift valley is a valley created by the formation of a rift. ... Daniel Toroitich arap Moi (born September 2, 1924) was the President of Kenya from 1978 until 2002. ... Tugen is the language spoken by the about 200 000 Tugen people of the broader Kalenjin group in Kenya. ...
The Tugen are cattle keepers and the cow occupies a central part in their cultural lives, as food (meat and milk), currency, as dowry. Among the Kalenjin community they are known as resilient since they live in harsh climatic conditions.
Traditionally, like other Kalenjin, the Tugen prayed to a God called Asis (which means 'sun'.) Most have converted to Christianity. The Arrors are the inhabitants of the Tugen Hills, north of Baringo District, Rift Valley Province of Kenya, Africa. ... Kabartonjo is a small administrative highland town and division in the larger Baringo District of the Rift Valley Province, Kenya. ...
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