County 038 · Western
Vihiga County
Governor Wilber Ottichilo cannot run again, so Vihiga will elect a new governor on Tuesday 10 August 2027.
Open seat
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In office now
- UGovernor: Wilber Ottichilo (ODM), in office since 2017. Wilber Ottichilo is in a second term and cannot run for governor again (Article 180(7)). The seat will have a new holder.
- USenator: Godfrey Osotsi (ODM), elected 2022.
Who is running
No candidates are listed for Vihiga 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: Wilber Ottichilo (ODM).
- SenatorRepresents the county in the Senate, which guards county interests and shares out revenue. Now: Godfrey Osotsi (ODM).
- Woman RepresentativeSits in the National Assembly for the whole county. One per county.
- Member of ParliamentOne per constituency, 290 in all. Vihiga has 5 constituencies.
- Member of County Assembly (MCA)One per ward, 1,450 in all. Passes county laws and the county budget.
Vihiga in numbers
- County number
- 038
- Headquarters
- Mbale
- Region
- former Western Province
- Population
- 590,013 (2019 census)
- Area
- 531 km², about 1,111 people per km²
- Constituencies
- 5
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 Spotted something wrong or out of date?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.