Tugen people

This article is about one of the sub-tribes of the Kalenjin. For other uses, see Kalenjin people.
Tugen may also refer to Tugen Hills in Kenya.

The Tugen are a Southern Nilotic sub-tribe of the Kalenjin people, falling under the highland Nilotes category. They primarily occupy Baringo County and parts of Nakuru and Elgeyo Marakwet Counties in the former Rift Valley Province. The Tugen population was officially recorded as 197,556 in the 2019 Kenya Census. The community is further divided into distinct sections, including the Arror (North Baringo), Samor (Central Baringo), and the Endorois. Daniel arap Moi, the second & longest serving president of Kenya (1978–2002), was a prominent member of this sub-tribe. They speak the Tugen language, a member of the Kalenjin dialect cluster that is closely related to Kipsigis and Nandi.

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