County 017 · Eastern
Makueni County
Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr (Wiper) can seek a second term on Tuesday 10 August 2027.
Incumbent can run
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In office now
- UGovernor: Mutula Kilonzo Jr (Wiper), in office since 2022. Mutula Kilonzo Jr is in a first term and can seek re-election.
- USenator: Dan Maanzo (Wiper), elected 2022.
Who is running
No candidates are listed for Makueni 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: Mutula Kilonzo Jr (Wiper).
- SenatorRepresents the county in the Senate, which guards county interests and shares out revenue. Now: Dan Maanzo (Wiper).
- Woman RepresentativeSits in the National Assembly for the whole county. One per county.
- Member of ParliamentOne per constituency, 290 in all. Makueni has 6 constituencies.
- Member of County Assembly (MCA)One per ward, 1,450 in all. Passes county laws and the county budget.
Makueni in numbers
- County number
- 017
- Headquarters
- Wote
- Region
- former Eastern Province
- Population
- 987,653 (2019 census)
- Area
- 8,009 km², about 123 people per km²
- Constituencies
- 6
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 Spotted something wrong or out of date?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.