County 013 · Eastern
Tharaka-Nithi County
Governor Muthomi Njuki cannot run again, so Tharaka-Nithi will elect a new governor on Tuesday 10 August 2027.
Open seat
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In office now
- UGovernor: Muthomi Njuki (UDA), in office since 2017. Muthomi Njuki is in a second term and cannot run for governor again (Article 180(7)). The seat will have a new holder.
- USenator: Mwenda Gataya (UDA), elected 2022.
Who is running
No candidates are listed for Tharaka-Nithi 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: Muthomi Njuki (UDA).
- SenatorRepresents the county in the Senate, which guards county interests and shares out revenue. Now: Mwenda Gataya (UDA).
- Woman RepresentativeSits in the National Assembly for the whole county. One per county.
- Member of ParliamentOne per constituency, 290 in all. Tharaka-Nithi has 3 constituencies.
- Member of County Assembly (MCA)One per ward, 1,450 in all. Passes county laws and the county budget.
Tharaka-Nithi in numbers
- County number
- 013
- Headquarters
- Kathwana
- Region
- former Eastern Province
- Population
- 393,177 (2019 census)
- Area
- 2,564 km², about 153 people per km²
- Constituencies
- 3
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 Spotted something wrong or out of date?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.