The Kalenjin community is governed by values and norms which makes every individual work hard in their endeavours. Kalenjins hold the belief that whoever does not work must not eat.
This belief has pushed every member of this conservative society to explore numerous opportunities for generating income. It is rare to find any Kalenjin just loitering in towns with no work.
Even the graduates will go back to the village after school and find a task to do as they look for formal employment.
In their various spheres, Kalenjins perform the following tasks when not in formal employment;
Farming
Kalenjins are considered natural farmers. They luckily live in agriculturally viable productive regions of the Rift Valley. The community utilizes their farms to produce food for sale and consumption.
One of the most notable farmers is former Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto who was awarded by the New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC) as the best farmer in a function held at his home county. Kalenjins are also known to be maize farmers with North Rift being the largest maize producer in the country.
Owning a Business
Kalenjins are now venturing in business which was before dominated by the Kikuyu community. Kalenjins mostly do business nearer to their home mainly for security purposes. They mainly sell fast moving goods like foodstuffs
Investing in transportation
The transport sector has employed many people in the country and Kalenjins are not an exception. Majority of youths are now running bodaboda and matatu business. They reap some good returns from the business since a majority of the farmers will need to transport their farm produce to the market.
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