[1] In 1956, Elgon Nyanza District was split from North Nyanza District.
The new district was headquartered at Bungoma.
[4] By 2005, Bungoma District was completely nonexistent after it had been divided into smaller districts, namely; Mt.
[5] In 2010, after the promulgation of the new constitution of Kenya, counties were to be created based on the districts of Kenya as at 1992.
This effectively led to the creation of Bungoma County.