The Makers
Meet the Market

Definition

Eldoret Design District (EDD) is a long-term cultural experiment, a living lab, and an ever-growing community of intentional makers across Eldoret.

It is a district of practice...where design is used as a tool to actively reshape how the city feels, moves, and breathes.

EDD exists to connect:

• People who make things
• People who shape systems
• People who curate cultures
• People who love the people in this list

Within this district, design is treated as both cultural expression and economy infrastructure

what is EDD?

The District

Grounded in the spirit of ubuntu, inclusivity, and creativity, EDD is a platform built by makers, for makers.

A space where makers create, share their craft, connect with the market, and use design as a collaborative tool to create positive local change.

At its core, EDD carries a culture of creativity, inclusivity, and ubuntu…held through collaboration, openness, and a shared respect for craft.

kokoteni

How The District Moves :
The Kokoteni Initiative

The district grows through connection, visibility, and exchange.

Kokoteni is one of the ways this happens.

Through gatherings, pop-ups, and live sessions, Kokoteni brings makers into shared spaces…where their work can be experienced, witnessed, and engaged by the public.

These moments allow:

• makers to meet and collaborate
• work to circulate more widely
• audiences to connect directly with the people behind the craft

As this continues, the network deepens…and the creative ecosystem becomes more connected, visible, and active.

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EDD in 2026

Together, these initiatives form a living ecosystem of design, culture, and civic imagination.