At the northwestern part of Soy
Constituency, Uasin Gishu County is found an area that is well endowed in terms
of agricultural productivity.
With
a population of 31,168 people, Moi’s bridge ward is the third most populated
county assembly ward in Soy Constituency.
Moi’s
bridge ward has an area of 100.30km2. This gives the ward a population density
of about 300 people per Kilometer square.
The
County assembly ward number for Moi’s Bridge ward is 0701.
Some
of the secondary schools in Moi’s Bridge ward include;
·
Kag
Bwayi Secondary School.
·
Moi’s
Bridge Secondary School.
·
Makongi
Secondary School.
Education Standards
More
than half of the residents in Moi’s Bridge ward have attained primary school education.
However, less than a quarter of the residents have attained secondary
education. 23% of the residents have attained secondary education and 57.1%
have attained secondary education.
Compared
to other wards in Soy constituency, Moi’s Bridge has a high number of residents
with secondary education. Segero Barsombe ward has the lowest number of
residents with secondary education in Soy Constituency.
Never went to
school
Five
thousand nine hundred and seventy (5,970) residents of Moi’s bridge ward did
not attend school at all.
Development in Moi’s
Bridge ward
Only
0.8% of the residents have electricity. The larger majority of residents rely
on firewood and charcoal as a source of domestic fuel.
Roofing
Materials
Inspite
of Moi’s Bridge being a highly productive agricultural area, more than half of
the residents live in mud/earth houses. This is not a true reflection of the
economic status of the residents but rather their traditions.
Moi’s
bridge ward comes second in the entire Soy Constituency in terms of the number
of residents who have houses that are built using cement and concrete. The ward
the the highest number of residents who have houses that are built using cement
is Kuinet ward (Kapsuswa ward).
A
majority of households in Moi’s Bridge ward have their houses covered using
iron sheets. Only 5.2% of the residents have their house covered using grass.
Water in Moi’s
Bridge ward
Very
few homes in Moi’s Bridge have piped water. Most of the residents depend on
wells and rivers for domestic water.
Availability
of piped water for domestic use is an area that require urgent attention by the
Member of County assembly of Moi’s Bridge.
Agriculture in Moi’s
Bridge
Moi’s
bridge is a higly productive agricultural area. Tons of Maize are produced in
the ward every year. Maize farmers in this ward are some of the best maize
farmers in Kenya.
Dairy
farming in Moi’s Bridge ward is also practiced. Dairy farming productivity in
the ward is supporting many small businesses in the ward and Eldoret town.