Kapsabet is a town in Kenya. It is the capital of Nandi County and is located 40 kilometres southwest of Eldoret on the way to Chavakali.
The Name Kapsabet: "Kap"- 'belong to/area of' and "sabit" "sobet" - 'live' has come to mean 'a place of life'[citation needed] though external influences and documentation refer it as Kapsabet. The locals praise it as 'Kapsabit ak mego'. Kapsabet municipality has a total population of 86,803 (2009 census).
Kapsabet Town was previously the headquarters of the then Kapsabet Municipality which was run by the Municipal Council. It was last headed at the civic level by His Worship Councillor Michael Rono and at the executive level by Mr. Shedd D. Simotwo, the Town Clerk.
Today the town acts as the headquarters of Nandi County headed by the governor, Hon Dr. Cleophas Lagat.
The County Government has the following executive members(CEMs) as at July 2014:
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