Gurdwara Sahib
National Shrines in Kericho
Gurdwara Guru Nanak: A Living Monument
Completed in 2000, and where its founder GNNSJ, Sant Baba Puran Singh ji had his residence and workshop between 1927 and 1974, the voluminous Gurdwara Sahib complex is one of the largest Gurdwara establishment in Africa. Officially known as the ‘Gurdwara Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha’ with its twin 100 ft high domes visible from most parts of Kericho, this was gazetted as a “A Place of Spiritual Significance” in 1998. In the truest sense of the idiom, a Gurdwara is the place where Sikhs come together for congregational worship. The first Gurdwara in the world was built by Guru Nanak in 1521-2 at Kartarpur. There are about 200 Gurdwaras in Britain. The literal meaning of the Punjabi word Gurdwara is ‘the residence of the Guru’, or ‘the door that leads to the Guru. The brightly coloured Gurdwara Sahib has also been dedicated to the memory of its founder, who was also affectionately known as ‘Kericho wala Bajaji’. It is found off Kenyatta Road, 1 km off B1 Kericho-Kisumu Road, making the turnoff across from Kericho Golf Club.
Shrines – big and small – hold significant religious, historical, or political import and serve as symbols of identity, remembrance, and reverence. These sites also play important roles in preserving Kenya’s collective memory, fostering unity, and promoting patriotism: Places of reflection and commemoration for sacrifices and achievements made by past generations, and honored for future prosperity.
Index of National Shrines in Kenya
Baringo County - Kolloa Cross Shrine , Homa Bay County - Tom Mboya Mausoleum , Kakamega County - The Muliro Gardens , Kericho County - Gurdwara Sahib , Kericho Wagon Works , Tulwap Kipsigis Hill , Kiambu County - Travellers Chapel, Scott Watson Memorial Church, Kilifi County - Mekatilili wa Menza Shrine , Ronald Ngala Mausoleum , Kitui County - Museve Shrine, Mombasa County - The Swaminarayan Indian Temple, Johann Krapf Memorial Shrine, Nairobi County - Resurrection Garden, Jomo Kenyatta Mausoleum, Mashujaa Monument, City Park, Uhuru Gardens, Nakuru County - Marian Shrine, Nandi County - Mberere Holy Springs , Kabiyet Shrine , Nyeri County - African Bible on the Ground Shrine, Dedan Kimathi Trench, The Mau Mau Post Office, Irene Nyaatha Shrine, Meru County - Kaaga War Memorial, Muranga County - Wangu Wa Makeri Shrine, Mukurwe Wa Nyagathanga Shrine , Tana River County - Mau Mau Hola Memorial Monument , Uasin Gishu County - Alexander Kipsang Muge Mausoleum , Wajir County - Wagalla Memorial Monument , Vihiga County - Chabuga Mausoleum
Located in southwestern part of Kenya within the former Rift Valley Province, Kericho County, a healthful highland, has innumerable picture-postcard tea-farm vistas. Kericho County is famous for its vast tea plantations. It is all around a tea-riffic countryside clutching traditions and culture with one hand and a forward-looking yen on the other. It is home to large forests, historic sites and resorts, too.
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A Guide to Kericho County
A Summa Digest of Kericho
About Kericho Way Back When
35 Destinations in Kericho County , arranged as one would visit these - east, north, south then west - with aid of narratives, images, strip maps and distance chart:
Mau Forest Reserve , Chereres Waterfalls , A.I.C Kericho , Chesumot Estate , Chagaik Arboretum , Chesumot Dam, Kimugu River Lodge , James Finlays Tea Factory , Dimbolil Dam , The Sacred Heart Cathedral , A.C.K Kericho , Kericho Golf Club , Gurdwara Sahib , Kericho Wagon Works , Kericho Tea Hotel , Chebown Sanctuary , Chelimo Arboretum , Tagabi Monkey Sanctuary , Changoi Tea Estate , Chebulu Conservancy , The Kiptui Falls, Kapkatet Kipsigis Cultural Museum , The Tulwap-Kipsigis Hill , Londiani-Koru-Awasi Route , Londiani Dam , Masaita Forest Station , KFC Hospitality Centre , Londiani Falls , Kimasian Railway Bridge , Kiminket Garden, Kipkelion Monastery , The Van Wicker's Cave , Fort Tenan Pre-Historic Site , Tinderet Mountain , Ole Soi Resort , Bagao Caves
Know More About Kericho County: Its Geography, Land-Use, Highlights, Population, Roads - including a distance chart, Airports, Climate & National Monuments
What’s The Air Like In Kericho?
The annual mean temperature ranges between 29 o C and 10 o C. The central part of the county, where tea is grown, receives the highest rainfall.
What’s The Lay Of The Land In C.35?
Kericho has an undulating topography, with the overall slope of the land being to the west – forming a hilly shelf between the Mau Hills and the lowlands of Kisumu.
