At an altitude of 1,815 metres (5,957 feet) Kabarnet is located on the eastern edge of the Kerio Valley, it is approximately 138km north of Nakuru town through nakuru-marigat-kabarnet road and 89km east of Eldoret through eldoret-Iten-Kabarnet road . The view of Tugen Hills is spectacular along the road heading west from Marigat. Views include east over the Rift Valley towards Lake Baringo and Lake Bogoria, and west to the Elgeyo escarpment and the Kerio Valley.
The Kabarnet area is home to the Samors, a sub-group of the Tugen community
