West Pokot County

West Pokot County stretches from the forested Cherangani Hills into the dry valleys leading north toward Turkana. Kapenguria Museum occupies the former prison where six leaders of Kenya’s independence movement were detained and explains both political and local cultural history. Marich Pass cuts through dramatic escarpment scenery on the road to Lodwar, while Turkwel Gorge and its reservoir lie amid rugged hills. Pokot pastoral traditions, beadwork and farming communities shape the region. The county offers hiking, history and striking changes in altitude and vegetation for travellers crossing Kenya’s northwestern highlands and arid interior.