Lessos, also referred to as Ol'lessos, is an agricultural settlement located in Nandi county situated in the Rift Valley, Kenya. The settlements population was 2,438 as of 2019.[1]

The settlement is located along the C36, a major road connecting the A104 (Eldoret-Nakuru highway) and the C39 (Eldoret-Kapsabet highway). The postal code for Lessos is 30314.[2]

Economy

The Ollessos Technical Training Institute is the primary employer in the center.[3]

Other major employers in Lessos include the National Cereals Produce Board which has a warehouse of 4,500Mt capacity in the center,[4] New KCC which has a cooling plant in Lessos[5] and Ketraco which has a 400kv electricity substation located in the town as part of the Olkaria–Lessos–Kisumu High Voltage Power Line.

Other employers include an Access Bank branch,[6] a post office, and small scale service providers such as shops, butcheries, furniture makers, cafes, restaurants and bars.

References

  1. ^ Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (December 2019). 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census; Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units (Report). Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. p. 147. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Dataset records: Postal codes". mapanet.eu. Mapnet. Retrieved 16 April 2023. Locality: Ollessos Postcode: 30314
  3. ^ "Ollessos Technical Training Institute". otti.ac.ke. Ollessos Technical Training Institute. 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Kenya Storage Assessment". logcluster.org. World Food Programme. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  5. ^ Too, Titus. "Milk farmers who supply KCC cry foul over falling prices of commodity". The Standard. Rift Valley. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Access Bank: Branch & ATM Locator". kenya.accessbankplc.com. Access Bank. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

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