The eponymous term was coined following establishment of an industrial scale butchery which used to observe large herds of cattle rounded together in a large scale cow parameter.

Bomet municipality has six wards (Cheboin, Emkwen, Itembe, Township and Tuluapmosonik).

These wards are split between Bomet, Chepalungu, Konoin and Sotik constituencies.

Tea is mostly grown in the eastern region of the district bordering the Mau forest.

Farmers in the tea-producing region sell their produce to KTDA (Kenya Tea Development Agency) factories such as those at Kapset, Mogogosiek, Rororok, Kapkoros and Tirgaga located in Bomet county.