The Kinangop Plateau is a region in Kenya that lies between the Kenyan Rift Valley to the west and the Aberdare Range to the east.

The immigrants bought land at low cost to raise sheep and cattle.

[citation needed] Idina Sackville, a member of this set, bought a plot on the side of the Kipipiri Mountain, which rises above the plateau, building a house called "Clouds" that became notorious for parties involving drug use and promiscuous sex.

[5] The plateau has been settled by Kikuyu farmers since the 1960s who have ploughed much of the land to grow maize, wheat, cabbage, and potatoes.

They have replaced the tussocks with grasses that are easier for livestock to eat, and have planted woodlots across the plateau.

[1] Where drainage has not been deliberate, the trees planted for poles and firewood have absorbed the water.