County 021 · Central
Murang'a County
Governor Irungu Kang'ata (UDA) can seek a second term on Tuesday 10 August 2027.
Incumbent can run
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In office now
- UGovernor: Irungu Kang'ata (UDA), in office since 2022. Irungu Kang'ata is in a first term and can seek re-election.
- USenator: Joe Nyutu (UDA), elected 2022.
Who is running
No candidates are listed for Murang'a 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: Irungu Kang'ata (UDA).
- SenatorRepresents the county in the Senate, which guards county interests and shares out revenue. Now: Joe Nyutu (UDA).
- Woman RepresentativeSits in the National Assembly for the whole county. One per county.
- Member of ParliamentOne per constituency, 290 in all. Murang'a has 7 constituencies.
- Member of County Assembly (MCA)One per ward, 1,450 in all. Passes county laws and the county budget.
Murang'a in numbers
- County number
- 021
- Headquarters
- Murang'a
- Region
- former Central Province
- Population
- 1,056,640 (2019 census)
- Area
- 2,558 km², about 413 people per km²
- Constituencies
- 7
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 Spotted something wrong or out of date?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.