Elgon View

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Elgon View is an estate located in Eldoret town. It is named after Mt Elgon, it is mytical that Mt elgon can be viewed from the estate. It is considered affluent residential area. Most wealthy area resident of Eldoret town stay there. It is located in the outskirt of the Eldoret town. Recently it has been expanding to more rural setting. The area contains schools, churches, and small shopping centers. It is subdivided into several old and new units. The old one are referred to as unit 1 and unit 2, the newer areas are referred to as lower Elgon View.

The residential are is occupied by many tribes and races. Among noticeable occupiers of the estate is the head of state, in that a state house is located there. During the recent skirmish the estate was spared because of being cosmopolitan and occupied by the middle class population. Since the youth who were doing the clashes were from poor families and hence they did not know who stayed in the estate, hence they could not invade even though the tribe they were after resides there.