Nandi County Governor Cleophas Lagat (right) receives a heifer from Josphat Sawe, Principal of Eldoret Polytechnic, during a function held at the institution on October 9, 2013. Lagat, who served the institution as principal for nine years before being elected governor that year, also served as Dean of Students for seven years and a lecturer for two years. He said his county would sponsor 700 needy students from the area in tertiary institutions by providing them with Sh50,000 through its Seed Fund, starting the following year.