Eldoret was fleshed from the Maasai word, ‘Eldore,’ meaning ‘stony river’ in reference to Sosiani River. What is today Eldoret town was a number as colonial administrators then named places after farm numbers. Boers from Transvaal (meaning across the Vaal) also influenced the naming of Trans-Nzoia and Trans-Mara. These Boers from Transvaal (meaning across the Vaal) also influenced the naming of Trans-Nzoia and Trans-Mara! Did you know the name Eldoret was suggested by Sir Percy Girourd, the Governor of British East Africa in 1911?

Source: Standard Digital September 28, 2020 12:01 UTC