Franklin Kipn'getich Bett alias (Chepkooit) (born 23 March 1953) is a Kenyan politician. He is currently serving as the chairman of the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) after President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed him to the position. He belongs to the Jubilee Alliance Party and was elected to represent the Bureti Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007. Early life and education Franklin Kipng’etich Bett, also known as Chepkooit to his supporters, was born on 23 March 1953 in Kiptiriri Village, Cheborge, in the larger Kericho District. He was enrolled in Cheborge Primary School in 1960 and later moved to Korongoi Primary School in 1963 where he graduated top of his class in 1968. He was selected to join Tenwek High School in 1969, then a mission school under the auspices of the World Gospel Missionaries. Some of Bett's notable co-alumni of Tenwek High School include Mark Kipkemoi Bor, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, his close friend and predecessor at the Ministry of Roads Kipkalya Kones, Dr. Bishop Rono, Ambassador John Koech, Josephat Nanok and many other leaders in business, politics and academia. Bett graduated from Tenwek High School in 1972 with Division 1, the highest grade possible in the then Kenya Certificates of Examination (O-level). In 1973, he proceeded to Shimo la Tewa High School in Mombasa for his Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE) where he attained three principals in history, geography, economics and a subsidiary in general paper upon graduation from the school in 1974. After graduation, Bett went back home where he founded Tebesonik Secondary School and served briefly as its first head teacher before joining the University of Nairobi to pursue an undergraduate degree in commerce (accounting). He graduated in 1979. Public Service After graduating, Bett joined the civil service where he built a career that culminated in his appointment as an Assistant Secretary at the Treasury in 1987. His seniors at the time included Simeon Nyachae, a one-time finance minister, Chief Secretary and businessman; and Jeremiah Kiereini who too was once a Chief Secretary, Head of the Civil Service and Secretary to the Cabinet. After his resignation, he worked briefly with the [[Federation of Kenya Employers before the then president Daniel arap Moi recalled him back to government and assigned him the Supplies Branch of the Ministry of Roads and Public Works. Soon after, Moi