Welcome to Kericho!
Kericho is in Kericho County, on the edge of the Mau Forest within the highlands west of the East African Rift. Kericho is the biggest town in Kericho County located in the highlands west of the Kenyan Rift Valley. Standing on the edge of the Mau Forest, Kericho has a warm and temperate climate making it an ideal location for agriculture and in particular, the large-scale cultivation of tea. The town is strategically located along Kenya's western tourism circuit with access to Lake Victoria, the Maasai Mara National Reserve, and Ruma National Park.
As of the 1999 census, the town has a population of 150,000. Kericho is the hometown of the Kipsigis, who are a part of the Kalenjin people.