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Governor campaigns on Civicore.

Governors are elected at county level. Civicore helps gubernatorial teams coordinate every constituency and ward inside their county - with the same IEBC-aligned map the rest of the platform uses.

The office

What a Governor is elected to do.

A Governor is the chief executive of a county. The job is to run devolved services - health, water, county roads, early childhood education - not to sit in Parliament. Judge candidates against this office, not against a national brief.

  1. 01

    Chief executive of the county

    Chairs the county executive committee and is accountable for how the county government is run day to day.

    Art. 179

  2. 02

    Implements county and applicable national law

    Puts County Assembly legislation into practice, and implements national laws in the county where those laws require it.

    Art. 183

  3. 03

    Appoints the county cabinet

    Nominates county executive committee members for County Assembly approval, then assigns them portfolios.

    Art. 179

  4. 04

    County plans and budget

    Prepares county plans and the annual budget, then presents them to the County Assembly for approval.

    Art. 220

  5. 05

    Assents to county Bills

    Signs county legislation into law, or refers it back to the assembly, as county statute requires.

    County Governments Act

  6. 06

    Manages devolved functions

    Coordinates the county's Fourth Schedule functions: health, pre-primary education, county transport, agriculture, water, and related services.

    Fourth Schedule

  7. 07

    Reports to the County Assembly

    Submits an annual report on the county executive's performance so the assembly can hold it to account.

    Art. 183

County Governor

How a Governor campaign is organised.

A gubernatorial campaign has to organise across every constituency and ward in the county: rallies, volunteer assignments, manifesto distribution, and a team that can report upward without WhatsApp chaos.

On Civicore, a governor's campaign is scoped to that county. Coordinators see their constituencies. Ward teams see their wards. Leadership sees the whole county.

Explore each county on Civicore's Kenya map to see constituencies, wards, and the other county-level offices that share the same geography.

Civicore is independent civic-tech. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a substitute for the IEBC, the ORPP, Parliament, County Assemblies, the PPDT, or the Judiciary. Geography on this site is IEBC-aware so campaigns can organise on official units.

Related

Offices, teams, and institutions nearby.

Frequently asked

Questions, answered.

A Governor is the chief executive of a county. The job is to run devolved services - health, water, county roads, early childhood education - not to sit in Parliament. Judge candidates against this office, not against a national brief. Core duties include chief executive of the county, implements county and applicable national law, appoints the county cabinet. The full list is on this page, summarised from Constitution of Kenya, 2010, Articles 179 and 183; County Governments Act, 2012. Civicore does not appoint office-holders; this is civic information for citizens comparing candidates.

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