{"id":3154,"date":"2023-06-19T07:14:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T07:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.28\/uasingishuweb\/?page_id=3154"},"modified":"2024-01-31T19:42:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T16:42:36","slug":"about-ug","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/about-ug","title":{"rendered":"About UG"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3154\" class=\"elementor elementor-3154\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36357ea1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36357ea1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5426c6f5\" data-id=\"5426c6f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ea86da1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ea86da1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dc3b26d\" data-id=\"1dc3b26d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c81f33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-towngov_hero_title\" data-id=\"27c81f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"towngov_hero_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t    \r\n        <div class=\"section-title-box te-align \">\r\n        \t<div class=\"section-tagline te-subtitle\">Our introductions<\/div>            <h2 class=\"section-title te-title towngov-size-default\">Welcome to the County of Champions<\/h2>                        <div class=\"sec-title__text te-text\"><p>Uasin Gishu County is one of the counties established by the Constitution of Kenya (2010). It is situated in the Rift Valley region of Kenya and covers a total area of 3,345.2 Km<sup>2<\/sup>. It extends between longitudes 340 50\u2019 East and 350 37\u2019 East and latitudes 00 03\u2019 South and 00 55\u2019 North. It borders Trans Nzoia to the North, Elgeyo-Marakwet to the East, Baringo to the South East, Kericho to the South, Nandi to the South West and Kakamega County to the North West. The County headquarters; Eldoret town is approximately 350 Km from Nairobi.<\/p><\/div>\r\n                    <\/div><!-- section-title-box -->\r\n    \r\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d941f25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"d941f25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-toggle{text-align:left}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{font-weight:700;line-height:1;margin:0;padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;cursor:pointer;outline:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon{display:inline-block;width:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon svg{-webkit-margin-start:-5px;margin-inline-start:-5px;width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon.elementor-toggle-icon-right{float:right;text-align:right}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon.elementor-toggle-icon-left{float:left;text-align:left}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon .elementor-toggle-icon-closed{display:block}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon .elementor-toggle-icon-opened{display:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active{border-bottom:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-toggle-icon-closed{display:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-toggle-icon-opened{display:block}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-content{padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;display:none}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{padding:12px}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-content{padding:12px 10px}}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-toggle,.e-con>.elementor-widget-toggle{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2271\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2271\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2271\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2271\"><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1411\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix elementor-active\" role=\"tabpanel\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1411\"><p>Uasin Gishu County until 1750s was historical a savannah plateau with plenty of wildlife such as Lions, Leopards, Hyenas among others. The Maasai arrived in early 1600 and displaced the Sirikwa people occupied the Plateau and named it as Uasin Gishu after the Illwuasin-Kishu Maasai clan which was a grazing area of the clan. The Nandi displaced Maasai from the Plateau and occupied the Plateau as their grazing areas. Upon the arrival of the British, the Nandis were pushed to the Nandi African reserves while others as laborers in their farms. The plateau then was Anglicized as Uasin Gishu by the British.<\/p><p>In 1903, the Eldoret area was proposed as a potential Jewish homeland, as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Uganda_Programme\">British Uganda Programme<\/a>. This proposal was rejected by the British Jewish community leaders. In 1908, fifty eight families of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afrikaans\">Afrikaans<\/a>-speaking\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Africa\">South Africans<\/a>\u00a0settled in Uasin Gishu plateau. They were followed by sixty more families in 1911 and more later. The town of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eldoret\">Eldoret<\/a>\u00a0was established in the midst of the farms they created.<\/p><p>After independence in 1963, the County was administered by the Municipality of Eldoret and the Wareng County Council. In 2010, it was enacted as a one of the 47 devolved Units of Kenya and elected its first Governor, H.E Jackson Kiplagat araap Mandago, EGH in 2013. And in 2022 H.E Hon. Jonathan Bii Chelilim was elected as the second Governor .<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-33a14d17\" data-id=\"33a14d17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aa86034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-towngov_about_image\" data-id=\"2aa86034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"towngov_about_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n                \r\n        <div class=\"about-one-image\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shape-1.png\" alt=\"img-32\" class=\"floated-image-one\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" 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the service provision to meet and exceed the expectations of  Uasin Gishu County Residents.<\/p>\r\n            <\/li>\r\n                        <li>\r\n                <span class=\"te-icon-box\"><i class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                <p class=\"te-title\">ACCOUNTABILITY: We are committed to be responsible for our actions and continuously improve service delivery, report appropriately to stakeholders and clients.<\/p>\r\n            <\/li>\r\n                        <li>\r\n                <span class=\"te-icon-box\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle-check\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                <p class=\"te-title\">CUSTOMER FOCUS:We commit to place the customer at the center of  our focus in service delivery.<\/p>\r\n            <\/li>\r\n                        \r\n        <\/ul>\r\n                \r\n    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