County 028 · Rift Valley
Elgeyo-Marakwet County
Governor Wisley Rotich (UDA) can seek a second term on Tuesday 10 August 2027.
Incumbent can run
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In office now
- UGovernor: Wisley Rotich (UDA), in office since 2022. Wisley Rotich is in a first term and can seek re-election.
- USenator: William Kisang (UDA), elected 2022.
Who is running
No candidates are listed for Elgeyo-Marakwet yet. Party primaries come first, and we add names once a bid is documented. Tell us about a candidate (with a source).
On the ballot in 2027
- PresidentOne national race. Needs more than half of all votes and at least a quarter of the votes in 24 or more counties.
- GovernorRuns the county government. One per county, 47 in all; limited to two terms. Now: Wisley Rotich (UDA).
- SenatorRepresents the county in the Senate, which guards county interests and shares out revenue. Now: William Kisang (UDA).
- Woman RepresentativeSits in the National Assembly for the whole county. One per county.
- Member of ParliamentOne per constituency, 290 in all. Elgeyo-Marakwet has 4 constituencies.
- Member of County Assembly (MCA)One per ward, 1,450 in all. Passes county laws and the county budget.
Elgeyo-Marakwet in numbers
- County number
- 028
- Headquarters
- Iten
- Region
- former Rift Valley Province
- Population
- 454,480 (2019 census)
- Area
- 3,030 km², about 150 people per km²
- Constituencies
- 4
U Office-holders and figures on this page were written from general knowledge and have not yet been re-checked against IEBC and KNBS records. Spotted something wrong or out of date? Send it in.