County 024 · Rift Valley
West Pokot County
Governor Simon Kachapin cannot run again, so West Pokot will elect a new governor on Tuesday 10 August 2027.
Open seat
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In office now
- UGovernor: Simon Kachapin (UDA), in office since 2022. Simon Kachapin is in a second term and cannot run for governor again (Article 180(7)). The seat will have a new holder. Also governor 2013 to 2017, so 2022 began a second term.
- USenator: Julius Murgor (UDA), elected 2022.
Who is running
No candidates are listed for West Pokot 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: Simon Kachapin (UDA).
- SenatorRepresents the county in the Senate, which guards county interests and shares out revenue. Now: Julius Murgor (UDA).
- Woman RepresentativeSits in the National Assembly for the whole county. One per county.
- Member of ParliamentOne per constituency, 290 in all. West Pokot has 4 constituencies.
- Member of County Assembly (MCA)One per ward, 1,450 in all. Passes county laws and the county budget.
West Pokot in numbers
- County number
- 024
- Headquarters
- Kapenguria
- Region
- former Rift Valley Province
- Population
- 621,241 (2019 census)
- Area
- 9,169 km², about 68 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 Spotted something wrong or out of date?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.