The creation of three new sub-counties in Baringo County – Baringo West, Mukutani, and Kolowa – is bringing government services closer to remote communities, improving security, and fostering development after years of neglect and banditry.

• The number of sub-counties in Baringo has increased from six to nine, a change that residents say is already leading to improved access to services and increased security.
• Residents like Reuben Chepkong’a and Nasaru Kiriambu highlight how the new administrative units mean less travel for government services and greater opportunities, such as youths being recruited into disciplined forces from their own areas for the first time.
• The move is seen as correcting "decades of historical marginalisation," with areas once paralyzed by banditry now experiencing a return to normalcy, allowing displaced families to return home.