It is named after the athlete Kipchoge Keino.

In 2007, the Kenyan Government allocated KSh.100 million/= for the upgrade of the stadium, which had fallen into disrepair.

The stadium has been used by local football teams including Rivatex and Eldoret KCC, but there are currently no teams from Eldoret in the Kenyan Premier League.

The stadium hosted the 2016 Athletics Kenya Olympic Trials.

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