State or region
Governor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Directly elected by the voters of the county for a five-year term, renewable once (Constitution of Kenya 2010, arts. 179-180; Elections Act 2011). Head of the county executive. Elected on the same day as the national general election; the deputy governor is the governor's running mate.
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Abdullswamad Shariff Nassir Report Source: cog.go.ke, checked
Next vote
Sources
- cog.go.ke · checked Council of Governors of Kenya, Current Governors 2022-2027, read 2026-10-12; Constitution of Kenya 2010 arts. 177, 179-180: governor and county assembly member offices for all 47 counties (bulk row). For: Governor
- cog.go.ke · checked Council of Governors of Kenya, Current Governors 2022-2027, read 2026-10-12: current governor of each county; start dates left empty because the page gives none (bulk row). For: Abdullswamad Shariff Nassir, current term
- kenyans.co.ke · checked Kenyans.co.ke reporting the IEBC Election Operations Plan (24 June 2026), read 2026-10-12: general election, including governors and county assemblies, on 10 August 2027; second Tuesday of August per the Constitution art. 101 and Elections Act. Fallback: press report, because iebc.or.ke fails TLS verification. For: General election, August 10, 2027