Editing Kipsigis people (section)

==== Science and academia ====
It is observed that among the Kipsigis, knowledge is measured binomially where to be thought of as knowledgeable, ''ng’om'', one has to display the application of the corresponding knowledge.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Day |first=Nicholas |date=10 April 2013 |title=Parental ethnotheories and how parents in America differ from parents everywhere else. |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/how_babies_work/2013/04/10/parental_ethnotheories_and_how_parents_in_america_differ_from_parents_everywhere.html}}</ref> In academia, the 'Kipsigis' word or eponym has inspired the nomenclature of an extinct genus of East African antelope from the middle Miocene ([[Kipsigicerus]]). Other academic terms associated with the Kipsigis include ''[[Acraea sotikensis]]'' and [[Sotik lion]] (''[[Panthera leo melanochaita]]'').

[[Taaitta Toweett|'''Dr. Taaitta Araap Toweett''']] was a Kipsigis elite and political leader. He was awarded scholarship by the [[Kipsigis County Council]] in 1955 to the [[South Devon Technical College]], [[Torquay]], to study for a diploma in public and social administration. He obtained a B.A. (1956) and B.A. (Hons) 1959 from the [[University of South Africa]]. On his return from Britain in 1957, he was appointed Community Development Officer for [[Nandi District]], the first African CDO to be recruited locally in Kenya. During this period was the editor of the Kipsigis vernacular magazine ''[[Ngalek Ap Kipsigisiek]]'', published quarterly. He was one of the eight original Africans elected to the Legislative Council in 1958 as Member for the Southern Area, a constituency comprising mainly Kipsigis and Maasai Districts. He formed [[Kalenjin Political Alliance Party]] that later on got into an alliance with [[Kenya African Democratic Union|KADU]]. He served on the Dairy Board and played a crucial role in the foundation of the co-operative movement nationally. In 1960, 1962, 1963 he attended the [[Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya)|Lancaster House Conferences]] held in London to draft Kenya's Constitution, paving the way for complete self-rule. Before Kenya's independence, he was appointed [[Assistant Minister of Kenya|Assistant Minister]] for Agriculture (1960), Minister of [[Labour and Housing Ministry|Labour and Housing]] in 1961 and Minister of [[Lands, Surveys and Town Planning Ministry|Lands, Surveys and Town Planning]] in 1962. After Kenya's Independence, he was appointed Minister for Education in 1969, Minister for [[Housing and Social Services Ministry|Housing and Social Services]] in 1974, Minister for [[Education Ministry|Education]] in 1976. He was also elected President of the 19th General Assembly of [[UNESCO]] (1976–1978). In 1977, he finished his PhD thesis on "A Study of Kalenjin Linguistics". In 1980, he was appointed as the chairperson of [[Kenya Literature Bureau]]. In 1983–1985, he served as the Charperson, [[Kenya Airways]] after which he was appointed the chairperson, [[Kenya Seed Company]]. He also served as a Director of the ''[[Kenya Times]]'' newspaper and went on to edit and publish his own newspaper, ''[[Voice of Rift Valley]]'', between 1997 and 2000.

[[Professor Jonathan Kimetet Araap Ngeno]] was a Kipsigis elite who was sponsored by [[Africa Inland Church|African Inland Church]] from [[Litein]] to study in the United States. He was invited back to Kenya and reintegrated by [[Daniel arap Moi]] to achieve political attrition over [[Taaitta Toweett|Dr. Taaitta Toweett]]. He was appointed to Ministerial positions and was elected the Fourth [[Speaker of the Parliament of Kenya]] succeeding coincidentally his ''baghuleita'' (a male agemate who was initiated in the same seclusion home), [[Moses Kiprono arap Keino]].

In the 1990s, [[Davy Kiprotich Koech|'''Professor Davy Kiprotich Koech''']] by then the Director of [[Kenya Medical Research Institute]] and [[Arthur O. Obel|Dr. Arthur O. Obel]], the Chief Research Officer published in two medical journals the initial results of the newfound drug "Kemron" that was perceived from the preliminary study of 10 patients to cure AIDS. The drug was introduced in a public ceremony presided by Kenya's former [[Daniel arap Moi|President, Daniel Toroitch Arap Moi]] and the work of the new wonder drug discovered was hailed as a major step against [[HIV/AIDS]].<ref name="nytimes.com">{{Cite news |last1=Perlez |first1=Jane |date=3 October 1990 |title=In Kenya, a New AIDS Drug Gets Mired in Politics and Financial Disputes |website=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/03/world/in-kenya-a-new-aids-drug-gets-mired-in-politics-and-financial-disputes.html |access-date=6 March 2020 |archive-date=25 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525190925/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/03/world/in-kenya-a-new-aids-drug-gets-mired-in-politics-and-financial-disputes.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Kemron]] was the trade name for a low-dose of [[alpha interferon]], manufactured form of a natural body chemical in a tablet form that dissolves in the mouth.<ref name="nytimes.com" /> Clinical trials of [[Kemron]] funded by [[World Health Organization|WHO]] in five African Countries did not find any health benefits reported by [[Kenya Medical Research Institute|Kemri]] Scientists. Thereafter, WHO in a press release in its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, termed Kemron as an experimental drug of unproven benefit for HIV/AIDS treatment. The American National Institute of Health concluded that no one had been able to duplicate the effects claimed by scientists behind Kemron.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faith in 'false cure' leads to renewed trials |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13618461-100-faith-in-false-cure-leads-to-renewed-trials/ |website=New Scientist |access-date=6 March 2020 |archive-date=13 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413023137/https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13618461-100-faith-in-false-cure-leads-to-renewed-trials/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1998 [[Davy Kiprotich Koech|Prof. Davy Koech]] led the [[Davy Koech Commission|Commission of Inquiry into the Education System of Kenya]]. Hosted by [[Kenya Broadcasting Cooperation]] (KBC) in 2019, Prof. Koech cited bad [[peer review]] on his experimental drug and that he was currently overseeing reexamination of Kemron and further research in China.

[[Richard Mibey|'''Professor Richard Kiprono Mibey''']] has discovered more than 120 species of fungi, made major input to the discovery of environmentally friendly fungi for bio-control of the obnoxious [[Water hyacinth in Lake Victoria|water hyacinth]] weed in [[Lake Victoria]] has contributed to the preservation of rare and highly specialised micro-fungi of Kenyan plants.

[[Paul Chepkwony|'''Professor Paul Kiprono Chepkwony''']], the incumbent governor of [[Kericho County]] has declared in a Kenyan comedy show, [[Churchill Show]] (hosted in [[Tea Hotel]] Kericho in 2018) a lengthy list pending and granted patents on various fields of [[Biochemistry]].

[[Moses Rugut|'''Professor Moses King'eno Rugut''']] is a Kenyan Research Scientist and the current C.E.O of the [[National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moses Rugutt named Nacosti head |url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/Education-minister-picks-Moses-Rugutt-as-Nacosti-chief-executive/539550-2543260-35ugcu/index.html |access-date=6 March 2020 |website=Business Daily |archive-date=25 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225144306/https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/Education-minister-picks-Moses-Rugutt-as-Nacosti-chief-executive/539550-2543260-35ugcu/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He sits in the board of National Quality Control Laboratory,<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 March 2011 |title=Kenya Gazette |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-_5LcOevtrwC&q=moses+rugut&pg=PT3 |access-date=26 February 2020 |via=Google Books}}</ref> Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization, committee member on Drug Registration at Pharmacy & Poisons Board since 1999 and National Museums of Kenya. He also served as the Director General of the defunct KARI that was de-gazetted and was preceded by a newly established state agency KALRO<ref>https://roggkenya.org/wp-content/uploads/OAG-Reports/ocr_ed/684-kenya_agricultural_and_livestock_research_organization_OAG-Report_OCR_by_RoGGKenya_2018-Dec3.pdf{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and as Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenyan Woman Issue 31 |url=https://issuu.com/awcfs/docs/kw31 |access-date=26 February 2020 |website=Issuu |archive-date=24 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224094153/https://issuu.com/awcfs/docs/kw31 |url-status=live }}</ref> before being appointed the chief executive officer, [[National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation]]. He was awarded Head of State's Commendations in the year 2008 for his distinguished service to the nation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenya Law {{!}} Kenya Gazette |url=http://kenyalaw.org/kenya_gazette/gazette/volume/NDMy/Vol.%20CX%20%20-%20%20No.%2097%20/ |access-date=6 March 2020 |archive-date=27 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227083003/http://kenyalaw.org/kenya_gazette/gazette/volume/NDMy/Vol.%2520CX%2520%2520-%2520%2520No.%252097%2520/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and subsequently awarded with the Order of the Grand Warrior, OGW in the year 2016<ref>{{Cite web |title=the kenya gazette – Gazettes.Africa |url=https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/ke/2016/ke-government-gazette-dated-2016-12-12-no-154.pdf |access-date=6 March 2020 |archive-date=27 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227101206/https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/ke/2016/ke-government-gazette-dated-2016-12-12-no-154.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Prof. Moses Rugut has authored, co-authored or authored publications alongside other authors. Some of these publications include: Seroepidemiological survey of Taenia saginata cysticercosis in Kenya; Diagnosis of Taenia saginata cysticercosis in Kenyan cattle by antibody and antigen ELISA; Anthelmintic resistance amongst sheep and goats in Kenya and ''Epidemiology and control of ruminant helminths in the Kericho Highlands of Kenya.''
[[File:Rare Rising Award Ceremony2.jpg|thumb|268x268px|[[Gladys Ngetich|Gladys Chepkirui Ngetich]] at the Rare Rising Stars Awards of 2018]]
[[Gladys Ngetich|'''Gladys Chepkirui Ngetich''']] is a Kenyan engineer of Kipsigis origin, and a [[Rhodes scholar]]<ref name="rhodes">{{cite web |title=Rhodes Scholars |url=https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/community/list-of-rhodes-scholars/scholars/rhodes-scholars-class-of-2015/ |access-date=29 July 2018 |website=Rhodes Scholarship |publisher=Rhodes Trust}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> pursuing a [[doctorate degree]] in [[aerospace engineering]] at the [[University of Oxford]], in the United Kingdom.<ref name="1R3">{{cite web |last=Cherono |first=Stella |date=25 July 2018 |title=Student rejected for 298 KCPE marks shines in the UK |url=https://www.nation.co.ke/news/-Gladys-Ngetich-rejected-for-298-KCPE-marks-shines-in-UK/1056-4679954-r39yqi/index.html |access-date=26 July 2018 |location=Nairobi |newspaper=[[Daily Nation]] |archive-date=26 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726025257/https://www.nation.co.ke/news/-Gladys-Ngetich-rejected-for-298-KCPE-marks-shines-in-UK/1056-4679954-r39yqi/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=25 July 2018 |title=Kenyan Girl With 298 KCPE Marks Shines in UK |work=Kenyans.co.ke |url=https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/31708-gladys-ngetich-listed-among-10-rising-stars-uk |access-date=2 August 2018 |archive-date=3 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803023809/https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/31708-gladys-ngetich-listed-among-10-rising-stars-uk |url-status=live }}</ref> She is the recipient of the [[Tanenbaum Fellowship and the Babaroa Excellence Award]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Briggs |first=Helen |year=2018 |title=Why are there so few female engineers? |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42655179 |access-date=2 August 2018 |archive-date=3 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803051355/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42655179 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kamasah |first=Andreas |title='Lazy' student rejected by African schools wins UK's top 10 best students award |url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/filla/lazy-student-rejected-in-africa-wins-uk-s-best-student-award-id8654617.html |access-date=2 August 2018 |archive-date=26 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726111733/https://www.pulse.com.gh/filla/lazy-student-rejected-in-africa-wins-uk-s-best-student-award-id8654617.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, Ngetich was credited with a patent in collaboration with [[Rolls-Royce Holdings|Rolls-Royce Plc]].<ref name="1R3" /> Her research work has been in ''BBC Science'' and the ''Oxford Science Blog and Medium''.<ref name="1R3" /> She received the ASME IGTI Young Engineer Turbo Expo Participation Award, for her paper at the 2018 Annual American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) conference.<ref name="1R3" /> In September 2018, ''[[Business Daily Africa]]'' named Ngitech among its "Top 40 Under 40 Women in Kenya in 2018".<ref name="8R">{{cite web |date=September 2018 |title=Top 40 Under 40 Women in Kenya, 2018 |url=https://cdn.nation.co.ke/pdfs/Top40under40Women2018.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929080021/https://cdn.nation.co.ke/pdfs/Top40under40Women2018.pdf |archive-date=29 September 2018 |access-date=16 October 2018 |location=Nairobi |newspaper=[[Business Daily Africa]]}}</ref> In 2019 she started investigating sustainable space science using a Schmidt Science Fellowship.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Briggs |first=Helen |date=21 July 2019 |title=Five women shaking up the science world |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48953793 |access-date=21 July 2019 |archive-date=21 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721091237/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48953793 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ngetich is the co-founder of the ILUU, a [[Nairobi]]-based non-profit that aims to inspire girls and women.<ref name="1R3" /><ref name="4R">{{cite web |author=Skoll |date=24 July 2018 |title=Gladys Ngetich: Student, Skoll Centre For Social Entrepreneurship |url=http://skoll.org/contributor/gladys-ngetich/ |access-date=26 July 2018 |publisher=Skoll Foundation |archive-date=27 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727024603/http://skoll.org/contributor/gladys-ngetich/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Richard Chepkwony|''' Dr Richard Kiprotich Chepkwony''']] is a Kenyan wildlife ecologist of Kipsigis origin and currently the Senior Assistant Director at the Kenya Wildlife Service and the State Department of Wildlife, Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage. He hails from Cheborgei Bureti Sub-County, Kericho County. He studied at Chepsir Primary school in Kericho East. He was awarded a scholarship by the Interdisciplinary Research Fund [[INREF-CCGIAR-EVOCA programme]] in 2016 to the [[Wageningen University and Research(WUR) in the Kingdom of the Netherlands]], from where he obtained his doctorate degree in wildlife Ecology and Innovations in 2021. He is an alumnus of Kaplong Boys' High School in Bomet County and Moi University Eldoret, Kenya, where he obtained his bachelor's and Master of Science degrees in wildlife management and Ecology. He has also studied environmental sciences at Tokyo International centre, Japan; Information technology at the Kenya School of Government; Kenya Wildlife Service Law Enforcement Academy-Manyani, among others. He has published widely in the fields of ticks and tick-borne diseases, technology and innovation, Spatial biopolitics of infectious disease control, human-wildlife interactions and Plant Ecology. He is supervising PhD and master's students from Wageningen University and Research. He has a vast knowledge of human-wildlife coexistence, spanning more than 23 years.