The Kalenjin, Pokot and Turkana ethnic groups with diverse cultures pre-dominantly inhabit in the area and practice livestock keeping and mixed farming while in the urban and pre-urban areas are, Kikuyus, Luhyas and Luos who are small-scale businessmen.

Communities are structured around age sets, clans, class, tribes and denominations.

Total population in this region is estimated to be 8.7 million people (as per the 1999 population census)

Population growth has caused the opening up of natural forest areas into farmland causing land degradation and environmental instability.

Community development needs

•  Enhance capacity building towards project ownership and sustainability through participatory methodologies and approaches.
•  Enhance support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Home Based Care.
•  Economic empowerment for interest groups
•  Gender Mainstreaming and HIV/AIDS
•  Access to clean and safe water
•  Reforestation