Baringo County residents have finally settled on Kabarnet Town, the county headquarters, as the place where a new university will be established in the region, thereby ending a 15-year wait.
The new development comes after two Taskforce reports had recommended Baringo National Polytechnic and Moi Teachers Training College (TTC) Baringo as the suitable locations to host the county university.
The institution of higher learning had also attracted varied opinions from elected leaders, who each wanted it to be constructed within their constituencies.
The contest prompted President William Ruto to issue a directive in December 2024 to speed up the process of the university establishment, which will be named as Kabarnet University College.
