County 002 · Coast
Kwale County
Governor Fatuma Achani (UDA) can seek a second term on Tuesday 10 August 2027.
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In office now
- UGovernor: Fatuma Achani (UDA), in office since 2022. Fatuma Achani is in a first term and can seek re-election.
- USenator: Issa Juma Boy (ODM), elected 2022.
Who is running
No candidates are listed for Kwale 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: Fatuma Achani (UDA).
- SenatorRepresents the county in the Senate, which guards county interests and shares out revenue. Now: Issa Juma Boy (ODM).
- Woman RepresentativeSits in the National Assembly for the whole county. One per county.
- Member of ParliamentOne per constituency, 290 in all. Kwale has 4 constituencies.
- Member of County Assembly (MCA)One per ward, 1,450 in all. Passes county laws and the county budget.
Kwale in numbers
- County number
- 002
- Headquarters
- Kwale
- Region
- former Coast Province
- Population
- 866,820 (2019 census)
- Area
- 8,267 km², about 105 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 Spotted something wrong or out of date?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.