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Sotik town is an urban centre situated in Sotik Sub-county within Bomet County in the Western region of Kenya and managed by Sotik Town Council[1]. Initially, it was the home of Mugeni, a prominent Kipsigis prophet of the late 19th century[2]. It is also adjacent to Kaplong centre which in itself is part of Sotik town, where the decisive battle and resulting peace treaty led by Menya Araap Kisiara saw the Maasai give up what is today's Chepalungu, Bomet East and Bomet constituencies of Kenya.
Sotik | |
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Town | |
| Sotik | |
| Coordinates: -0.36491,35.29537 | |
| Municipality | Sotik |
| Town Centre | Sotik |
| Town extension | Kaplong |
| Suburbs | Chemagel, Kachepkoro, Kimase, Manaret and Koptike |
| Population | |
| • Estimate ({{{pop_est_as_of}}}) | 10,000 |
History
The establishment of Sotik town began with the arrival and settlement of the British colonialists in Kenya; Sotik being part of Lumbwa reserve that was annexed from the Kipsigis after Sotik Massacre in 1905. Afterwards, a police outpost was created with one (1) police officer in the post. Also as a result of he massacre and punitive expedition, a 1000 gang of natives, a fine and sale of 20,000 head of cattle was used to construct roads in the Lumbwa reserve which makes up what is today's Sotik-Kericho highway; additionally, local labour from the natives helped construct the bridges in Sotik.[3]
Sotik by 1930's was projected and mandated to become an administrative outpost as Chepalungu reserve was opened for cattle grazing to the natives as a mitigation for expulsion of the natives from Sotik and most of today's Sotik constituency became part of Kenyan White Highlands where tea growing, dairy farming, cotton farming and maize farming was practiced. [4] In pursuit of a thriving self-sustaining township, the British administration and the local administration set aside 917 acres of land for establishment of the urban area with the following provisions: 500 acres of residential and business plots, streets, gaol, sanitation yard, municipal labour compound, water works, cemetery, churches, town hall, market, police station, native area, recreational grounds, railway station, war department, P.W.D yard, magistrate court and posts and telegraph.[4] Additionally, the adjacent Kipsonoi river was projected to become a water source for the urban area as well as a power source as they hoped to construct a HEP power dam and exponentially, a creamery, maize mill, builder's yard, brick field, coffee curing works, sawmills and automobile engineering station.[4]
Although some of the projections for the town had not come to fruition viz HEP dam, military yard and railway station by the time of Kenya's indepence in 1963, many other projects had been completed.
Between December 2007 and February 2008, following Kenya's general elections of December 2007, post election violence erupted and as a result, the town witnessed violence with records of rape, murder, arson and looting. This negatively impacted the town and held back its growth for a number of years[5].
In November 2021, State department for Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary Charles Hinga Mwaura, revealed that Sotik town was qualified to be upgraded to Municipality status. This development was set to improve the quality of the area in terms services provision that would be overseen by a board, since the Mayor position was not included in Kenya's 2010 constitution[6][7].
Amenities and Prominent Establishments
Sotik hosts the Sub-County's police head quarters which also served and continues to serve as a District Police station. In the adjucent Kaplong area, the a pre-cast police outpost. Sotik Sub-County Magistrate court and Sotik Prison are also situated within the town. There are administrative offices for both county government ministries, Sub-county offices and District officials.
The town hosts Sotik Health Centre, ST. Clare's Kaplong Mission Hospital and a number of privately owned and run dental and out-patient clinics, pharmacies and Chemists.
Schools situated in Sotik town include Sotik Primary, Sotik Day Secondary School, Mercy Academy, Sotik Academy and Kaplong schools (Kaplong Boys' High School, Kaplong Girls' High School, Kaplong Boys' Primary, Kaplong Girls' Primary and Kaplong Youth Polytechnic).
Additionaly, the town hosts a Kenya Cereals and Produce board depot, a New KCC creameries factory, Sotik Green
References
- ^ Kimutai, Gilbert. "The Standard".
- ^ Jestice, Phyllis (2004). Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 606. ISBN 9781576073551.
- ^ Colonial Reports--annual. H.M. Stationery Office. 1914. p. 35.
- ^ a b c Evidence and Memoranda. Great Britain Kenya Land Commission. 1934.
- ^ Onyancha, Enock A. (2011). Influence of 2007 post election violence on growth of small-scale businesses in Sotik town, Kenya (Thesis thesis). University of Nairobi, Kenya.
- ^ "Sotik To Get Municipality Status". Kenya News Agency.
- ^ Kimutai, Gilbert (19 November 2021). "The Standard".