No, according to the 2019 census, the Kalenjin population of 6.35 million is divided into 18, not 11, sub-tribes.

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According to the 2019 Census, the Kalenjin population is 6.35 million people divided into 11 sub-tribes.

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The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is False.

To arrive at this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. Thorough research was conducted on a report sourced from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) website, specifically focusing on the findings of the 2019 census. Within this report, it was revealed that the Kalenjin community comprises a total of 18 distinct sub-tribes, with a cumulative population of approximately 6.35 million individuals. This information is documented on page 423 of the aforementioned report.

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