What the President, Governor, Senator, Woman Representative, MP and MCA each do.
Search the official Constitution →On a Kenyan general election day you don’t make one choice — you make six. Every registered voter elects a President, a Governor, a Senator, a County Woman Representative, a Member of Parliament, and a Member of County Assembly. Each one is responsible for a different part of your life.
The President is Kenya’s Head of State, Head of the National Government, and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces. It is the only office every voter in the country elects together, which is why it carries a unique winning threshold.
Articles 136–142; Chapter NineYour Governor is the chief executive of your county — effectively the “president” of the county. They run devolved services such as county health facilities, county roads, water and agriculture.
Chapter Eleven; Fourth ScheduleA Senator represents your whole county in the Senate. The Senator’s core mission is to defend the counties and devolution at the national level — including deciding how national revenue is shared among the 47 counties.
Articles 96–98; Chapter EightThe County Woman Representative is a full Member of the National Assembly who represents an entire county. The seat was created by the 2010 Constitution as an affirmative-action measure to strengthen women’s voice in Parliament.
Article 97Your Member of Parliament represents your constituency in the National Assembly. The job is fundamentally national law-making and oversight — passing laws, approving national taxes and budgets, and checking the national government.
Articles 95; Chapter EightYour Member of County Assembly (MCA) — also called your Ward Representative — is the elected leader closest to where you live. MCAs make county laws, approve the county budget, and keep the Governor in check.
Articles 177–178; Chapter Eleven