Tulwapsigis
Nairobi Rd
About
Tulwapsigis ( Tulwop Kipsigis ), is a very important monument in the history of the Kipsigis, a sub-tribe of the larger Kalenjin ethnic group of Kenya. Legend puts it that the Kipsigis trecked all the way from Egypt in the legendary times of the Israelites moving out of the "land of bondage". As many Bible historians have tried to associate this group of people (Kalenjin) with the hebrews, especially that they share much in common in terms of cultural practices, the values of the Kipsigis are in many ways indeed resemble that of the Isrealites. It is said that once the entire Kalenjin group reached Mount Elgon (Tulwapkony), after the long trek from Egypt, they sought to spread out into diaspora in search of pasture and space to live. It is in this dispersal that saw the Nandi settle in their current settlement, the Tugen in Baringo and the Kipsigis finally reaching the present South Western end of the vast Rift Valley province of Kenya. Settling down in their abode, the Kipsigis recollected after a tedious and somewhat dangerous journey and they realized that the long journey had robbed them of their cherished culture. They then convened and rekindled the customs of circumcision.It was here at the Mount Kipsigis (Tulwapsigis), that they revisited their ancient cultural practices of circumcision and worship to God - (Chepongolo, Chepkelyen Sogol).
