Sebei people

Sebei
Total population
273,839[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Uganda
Languages
Sebei, English
Religion
Christianity, Traditional African religions, Islam[2]
Related ethnic groups
Kalenjin people, other Nilotic people
Location of the Sebei People in Mt. Elgon.
Location of the Sebei People in Mt. Elgon.
Joshua Cheptegei, a notable Sebei.
Joshua Cheptegei, a notable Sebei.
Jacob Kiplimo
Jacob Kiplimo
Stephen Kiprotich
Stephen Kiprotich

The Sebei are a Southern Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting western Kenya, eastern Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Sudan and Democratic Republic of the Congo. They speak Kupsabiny, a Kalenjin language. The Sapiiny occupy three districts, namely Bukwo, Kween and Kapchorwa in Uganda, Transnzoia county, Bungoma county and West Pokot county in Kenya

Oscar Chelimo
Oscar Chelimo
  1. ^ Uganda Bureau of Statistics. "National Population and Housing Census 2014 - Main Report" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Population composition" (PDF). ubos.org. Retrieved 7 August 2023.