The Government Training Institute, Baringo has a rich history whose story dates back to 1968 when the joint effort of the Fredrick Ebert Foundation of Germany and the erstwhile County Council of Central Rift commissioned a local citizenship college to train the community on basic farming skills.

The Centre was opened by in 1969 by [then] Vice President Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi and doubled as the President’s operational office.

In years that followed, Fredrick Ebert Foundation provided financial assistance for planning, construction and equipment and the County Council of Central Rift funded the operations and maintenance costs until 1974.

In 1975, the Ministry of Culture and Social Services assumed financial obligation of the centre and was renamed Baringo District Training College (BDTC) with an intent of training the community in resource mobilization and entrepreneurial skills.

This Centre was later transferred to the Office of the President in 1979 to train officers on rural development strategy focusing on the North Rift and Western regions of Kenya.

In 1986 the Directorate of Personnel Management identified BDTC as a suitable venue to equip middle-level cadre officers with requisite training in planning and implementation of social and economic development strategies and programs.

In 2003 the institution was elevated to a Government Training Institute with an expanded mandate of training public servants at all levels on effective service delivery until 2012 when it became the Kenya School of Government, Baringo Campus.