County profile

Machakos County

People. Elections. Representation. Public money.

8Constituencies 10Representatives
687,565Registered voters 2022
79.6Registered per 100 adults counted in 2019
961Contributions in Parliament KSh 1.54BNG-CDF approved FY 2025/26

People & places

Land area · 2019 6,042.7 km² #22 of 47 counties held 1.04% of Kenya Projected population · 2022 1,472,411 people #8 of 47 counties held 2.91% of Kenya Registered voters · 2022 687,565 registrations #6 of 47 counties held 3.11% of 47 county registers

Largest first; equal values share a rank. County registers exclude diaspora. Select a measure for its source. The 2022 population is KNBS's projection for that year, carried forward from the 2019 census — an estimate, not a count. 1,421,932 residents were counted here in 2019.

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County outline. Constituency boundary polygons are not held; the list opens each constituency.

Registering for 2027

687,565 registered voters in the 2022 register
+84,198 new registrations in this drive +12.25% on top of the 2022 register · 5th of 47 counties by number
One scale, from zero. A register counted in 2022; registrations added since.

Across the whole country 2,936,516 people had newly registered as voters as at Aug. 20, 2026. It already includes the county figure above and is never added to it. Continuous voter registration has run since Sept. 29, 2025.

There is no 2027 register yet — IEBC de-duplicates, audits and gazettes one first — so these cannot simply be added to the 2022 figure above.

Dates, scope & source

Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration, Phase 1, run from March 30, 2026 to April 28, 2026. Figures are IEBC's own, stated as of April 28, 2026.

Newly registered voters only. IEBC prints transfers of registration (7,703) and changes of particulars (146) in the same table; neither is a new voter and neither is added here.

The figure is IEBC's; describing it as new registrations rather than the register is ours, and the release's own sentence states no scope and no window.

IEBC status report · April 28, 2026

IEBC national figure · Aug. 20, 2026

Registered voters · 2017 to 2027

  1. 2017 620,254
  2. 2022 687,565
  3. 2027 none held yet

No 2027 register is held for this county yet. The bar fills in when IEBC publishes one and it is loaded; nothing here is projected forward — IEBC de-duplicates, audits and gazettes a register before it counts. Registration towards 2027 is counted separately, above.

Between the registers held · 2017–2022

+67,311 voters added 13th of 47 counties by number
+10.85% growth on the 2017 register 36th of 47 counties by percentage
How this is worked out

Both figures compare the same county in the two registers we hold. Percentage change = (2022 count − 2017 count) ÷ 2017 count × 100. Ranks cover only counties with a register in both years. These are registrations, not votes cast.

Bars are scaled against the largest register this county itself holds, and start at zero. A year with no register held shows no bar rather than a zero.

IEBC register · 2017 · IEBC register · 2022

Explore constituencies

  1. Mavoko
    1. 2022 132,163
    2. 2027 none held yet
  2. Machakos Town
    1. 2022 117,367
    2. 2027 none held yet
  3. Mwala
    1. 2022 89,898
    2. 2027 none held yet
  4. Yatta
    1. 2022 82,397
    2. 2027 none held yet
  5. Matungulu
    1. 2022 75,841
    2. 2027 none held yet
  6. Masinga
    1. 2022 68,879
    2. 2027 none held yet
  7. Kangundo
    1. 2022 60,796
    2. 2027 none held yet
  8. Kathiani
    1. 2022 60,224
    2. 2027 none held yet
Registered voters. Bars start at zero and are scaled against the largest register any constituency here holds, so they can be read against each other. A year with no register published shows an empty bar rather than a zero.
Age profile & sources

People & the register · Machakos

Projected population · 2022²1,472,411
Adults 18+ · 2019¹863,793
Registered voters · 2022687,565
Different years and populations; this is not turnout.
79.6registered per 100 adults counted in 2019
Years, scope & sources

² KNBS Volume XVI, Appendix 5: the population KNBS projects for 2022, carried forward from the 2019 census. It is an estimate of how many people live here, not a count of people enumerated. 1,421,932 residents were actually counted in 2019 — KNBS Volume I, Table 2.4, all persons.

The adult figure stays on 2019 because no projected one exists: Volume XVI prints five-year age bands, so 18 falls inside 15–19 and no voting-age figure is published at county level for any year. Splitting that band here would be inventing a number KNBS has not published.

¹ KNBS Volume III, Table 2.3: population distributed by age and sex; excludes the intersex population, so it sums lower than the headcount above. The adult count is aged 18+ on census night in 2019 — Volume I prints no age breakdown, so the adults figure can only come from this table. The register counts registrations in 2022, not ballots cast.

94,454 residents were aged 15–17 in 2019. Ageing, migration and the different dates can affect this comparison. This is not a registration rate. KNBS sub-counties are not constituencies; this comparison applies at county level.

KNBS census · KNBS projections · Volume XVI · IEBC register

Representatives

Who speaks for Machakos in Parliament.

Muthama Agnes Kavindu Mbuku
Muthama Agnes Kavindu Mbuku
Senator
WDM-K 263 contributions
Joyce Kamene
Joyce Kamene
Woman Representative
WDM-K 52 contributions
Constituencies & their MPs
Muli Fabian Kyule
Muli Fabian Kyule
Kangundo
GDDP 17 contributions
Robert Mbui
Robert Mbui
Kathiani
WDM-K 246 contributions
Mule Caleb Mutiso
Mule Caleb Mutiso
Machakos Town
MCCP 16 contributions
Joshua Mbithi Mwalyo
Joshua Mbithi Mwalyo
Masinga
IND 77 contributions
Mule Stephen Mutinda
Mule Stephen Mutinda
Matungulu
WDM-K 29 contributions
Patrick Makau
Patrick Makau
Mavoko
WDM-K 46 contributions
Vincent Musyoka Musau
Vincent Musyoka Musau
Mwala
UDA 88 contributions
Basil Robert Ngui
Basil Robert Ngui
Yatta
WDM-K 127 contributions

2022 election — who won here

Declared winners from the IEBC Kenya Gazette.

County-wide winners · 2022

GovernorNdeti WavinyaWDM–K · 226,609 votesGazette 9949

SenatorMuthama Agnes Kavindu MbukuWDM · 155,883 votesGazette 9955

Woman RepresentativeKamene JoyceWDM–K · 253,106 votesGazette 9951

Constituencies & registered voters
  1. Mavoko
    1. 2022 132,163
    2. 2027 none held yet
  2. Machakos Town
    1. 2022 117,367
    2. 2027 none held yet
  3. Mwala
    1. 2022 89,898
    2. 2027 none held yet
  4. Yatta
    1. 2022 82,397
    2. 2027 none held yet
  5. Matungulu
    1. 2022 75,841
    2. 2027 none held yet
  6. Masinga
    1. 2022 68,879
    2. 2027 none held yet
  7. Kangundo
    1. 2022 60,796
    2. 2027 none held yet
  8. Kathiani
    1. 2022 60,224
    2. 2027 none held yet
Registered voters. Bars start at zero and are scaled against the largest register any constituency here holds, so they can be read against each other. A year with no register published shows an empty bar rather than a zero.
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Constituency winners · 2022

KangundoMuli Fabian KyuleGDDP · 15,520 votesGazette 9950

KathianiMbui RobertWDM–K · 30,605 votesGazette 9950

Machakos TownMule Caleb MutisoMCCP · 47,596 votesGazette 9950

MasingaMwalyo Joshua Mbithi MutuaIND · 11,354 votesGazette 9950

MatunguluMule Stephen MutindaWDM–K · 17,959 votesGazette 9950

MavokoKing’ola Patrick MakauWDM–K · 40,123 votesGazette 9950

MwalaMusau Vincent MusyokaUDA · 35,578 votesGazette 9950

YattaBasil Robert NguiWDM–K · 26,731 votesGazette 9950

County Assembly (MCA) winners — 40 wards
Wards where the winner polled most votes
  1. Syokimau Mlolongo · Ndwi-Ki Mutinda Daniel 10,025 WDM
  2. Matungulu West · Nzau Raphael Lucky 6,508 WDM
  3. Masinga Central · Mwonga Joshua Kiilu 6,294 WDM
  4. Machakos Central · Nzioka Nicholas Kitavi 6,278 WIPER
  5. Matuu · Ndawa Judas Mbili 6,116 MCCP
Show the other 35 of 40, same scale
  1. Mbiuni · Kaviti Peter Kilonzo 6,061 UDA
  2. Athi River · Saitieu Jeremiah Kaloi 5,771 WDM
  3. Ndalani · Kitaka Francis Kyalo 5,640 WDM
  4. Kangundo Central · Maundu Dickson Kavaa Musyoki 4,897 MCCP
  5. Kivaa · Nzioka Aliphonce Mutinda Maendeleo Chap Chap Party 4,854 MCCP
  6. Muvuti/Kiima Kimwe · Mulinge Joseph Musyoki 4,841 MCCP
  7. Mitaboni · Ndolo Philip Mutua 4,790 UDA
  8. Makutano/Mwala Kisila · John Brian Kioko Maendeleo Chap Chap Party 4,692 MCCP
  9. Kithimani · Muli Paul Mwanzia 4,622 MCCP
  10. Ikombe · Muia Fredrick Kitetu 4,403 WDM
  11. Kathiani Central · Ndambuki Dominic Mulwa 4,367 WDM
  12. Kinanie · Kavyu Francis Wambua 4,332 MCCP
  13. Kalama · Musyimi Boniface Maeke 3,946 CCU
  14. Muthwani · Maitha Dominic Ndonye 3,946 WDM
  15. Kangundo West · Muli Charles Mbuva 3,502 GDDP
  16. Ekalakala · Mwanthi Stephen Nzue 3,406 WDM
  17. Upper Kaewa/Iveti · Nzioka Vincent Mutie 3,382 WDM
  18. Matungulu East Munywoki · Julius Mutuku United Democratic Alliance 3,271 UDA
  19. Masii · Musyoka Doughlas Muema 3,265 MCCP
  20. Wamunyu · Mutuku Justus Mulwa 3,167 PTP
  21. Katangi · Ngui Felix Mutunga 3,151 WDM
  22. Mutituni · Munyao Johana 3,083 MCCP
  23. Mumbuni North · Kavuu Gideon Saul 3,052 MCCP
  24. Kangundo East · Nzeki Everlyne Ndunge Nguli 3,018 MCCP
  25. Ndithini · Musila Paul Muoki 2,920 WDM
  26. Muthetheni · Katiti Boniface Kyalo 2,700 UDA
  27. Kyeleni · Bahati Grace 2,687 IND
  28. Mua · Mwaniki Francis Ngunga 2,681 MCCP
  29. Lower Kaewa/Kaani · Kyule Benjamin Kinyungu Wiper Democratic Movement 2,581 WDM
  30. Kibauni · Wambua Paul Mutua 2,362 PTP
  31. Tala · Wabua Jackson Ndaka 2,203 WDM
  32. Kola · Musembi Eric Wambua 2,184 PICK
  33. Muthesya · Muindi Daniel Musyoka 2,107 WDM
  34. Kangudoo North Wilson · Mathew Ndunda Independent 1,829 IND
  35. Matungulu North Muasya · Herskovitis Mathias Independent 1,186 IND
Bars start at zero and share one scale — the largest vote count shown here — so every row can be read against every other, open or collapsed. Wards differ greatly in size, so a longer bar mostly means a bigger ward, not a stronger result. We hold no per-ward electorate to measure these against.
Show all 40 wards as a table
WardConstituencyWinnerPartyVotes
Kangundo West Kangund0 Muli Charles Mbuva GDDP 3,502
Kangudoo North Wilson Kangundo Mathew Ndunda Independent IND 1,829
Kangundo Central Kangundo Maundu Dickson Kavaa Musyoki MCCP 4,897
Kangundo East Kangundo Nzeki Everlyne Ndunge Nguli MCCP 3,018
Kathiani Central Kathiani Ndambuki Dominic Mulwa WDM 4,367
Lower Kaewa/Kaani Kathiani Kyule Benjamin Kinyungu Wiper Democratic Movement WDM 2,581
Mitaboni Kathiani Ndolo Philip Mutua UDA 4,790
Upper Kaewa/Iveti Kathiani Nzioka Vincent Mutie WDM 3,382
Kalama Machakos Town Musyimi Boniface Maeke CCU 3,946
Kola Machakos Town Musembi Eric Wambua PICK 2,184
Machakos Central Machakos Town Nzioka Nicholas Kitavi WIPER 6,278
Mua Machakos Town Mwaniki Francis Ngunga MCCP 2,681
Mumbuni North Machakos Town Kavuu Gideon Saul MCCP 3,052
Mutituni Machakos Town Munyao Johana MCCP 3,083
Muvuti/Kiima Kimwe Machakos Town Mulinge Joseph Musyoki MCCP 4,841
Ekalakala Masinga Mwanthi Stephen Nzue WDM 3,406
Kivaa Masinga Nzioka Aliphonce Mutinda Maendeleo Chap Chap Party MCCP 4,854
Masinga Central Masinga Mwonga Joshua Kiilu WDM 6,294
Muthesya Masinga Muindi Daniel Musyoka WDM 2,107
Ndithini Masinga Musila Paul Muoki WDM 2,920
Kyeleni Matungulu Bahati Grace IND 2,687
Matungulu East Munywoki Matungulu Julius Mutuku United Democratic Alliance UDA 3,271
Matungulu North Muasya Matungulu Herskovitis Mathias Independent IND 1,186
Matungulu West Matungulu Nzau Raphael Lucky WDM 6,508
Tala Matungulu Wabua Jackson Ndaka WDM 2,203
Athi River Mavoko Saitieu Jeremiah Kaloi WDM 5,771
Kinanie Mavoko Kavyu Francis Wambua MCCP 4,332
Muthwani Mavoko Maitha Dominic Ndonye WDM 3,946
Syokimau Mlolongo Mavoko Ndwi-Ki Mutinda Daniel WDM 10,025
Kibauni Mwala Wambua Paul Mutua PTP 2,362
Makutano/Mwala Kisila Mwala John Brian Kioko Maendeleo Chap Chap Party MCCP 4,692
Masii Mwala Musyoka Doughlas Muema MCCP 3,265
Mbiuni Mwala Kaviti Peter Kilonzo UDA 6,061
Muthetheni Mwala Katiti Boniface Kyalo UDA 2,700
Wamunyu Mwala Mutuku Justus Mulwa PTP 3,167
Ikombe Yatta Muia Fredrick Kitetu WDM 4,403
Katangi Yatta Ngui Felix Mutunga WDM 3,151
Kithimani Yatta Muli Paul Mwanzia MCCP 4,622
Matuu Yatta Ndawa Judas Mbili MCCP 6,116
Ndalani Yatta Kitaka Francis Kyalo WDM 5,640

Source: IEBC · Kenya Gazette · Gazette 9956 · declared winners only, not per-candidate tallies.

Parliamentary activity

What Machakos's members do across both Houses.

Contributions in Parliament
698National Assembly · MPs & Woman Rep
263Senate · Senator

Hansard contributions in the current Parliament. Speech made while chairing a sitting is never counted, and each representative's own count is shown on their card above. Browse the full National Assembly and Senate.

Legislative business

Showing Full 13th Parliament to date.

46Questions asked 14Motions moved 92Statements 5Petitions presented 27Papers laid

Totals across both Houses for the county's current members, for the selected period, using the same counting policy as the member profiles.

Topics raised by members

Three leading topics per member · current parliamentary term · automated labels, not official categories. Topics may overlap.

Counts are contributions tagged with a topic, not a measure of work done within this county.

Machakos County government budget

What the county government itself budgeted and spent, as reported by the Controller of Budget — separate from the NG-CDF money below.

KSh 15.2 billion Budget · FY 2025/26
KSh 11.4 billion Spent 75.1% absorption, as reported
KSh 2.4 billion Development spending 51.2% of the development budget
KSh 9.1 billion Recurrent spending 85.4% of the recurrent budget

Controller of Budget, Annual FY 2025/26 — the report.

NG-CDF in Machakos County

National-government development money allocated per constituency — not the county government's budget.

KSh 1.54B FY 2025/26 approved · all 8 constituencies
KSh 1.44B FY 2024/25 approved · all 8 constituencies
KSh 1.21B FY 2023/24 approved · subtotal for 7 of 8 constituencies
KSh 1.16B FY 2022/23 approved · all 8 constituencies
By constituency
Approved per constituency · FY 2025/26
  1. Machakos Town KSh 212,063,573
  2. Mwala KSh 202,243,910
  3. Matungulu KSh 192,629,248
  4. Masinga KSh 192,613,248
  5. Yatta KSh 192,613,248
Show the other 3 of 8, same scale
  1. Kathiani KSh 183,032,585
  2. Kangundo KSh 182,982,585
  3. Mavoko KSh 182,982,585
Bars start at zero and share one scale — the largest allocation shown here — so every row can be read against every other, open or collapsed. The newest financial year only. Earlier years are in the table below.
Allocations by constituency and financial year
ConstituencyFY 2025/26FY 2024/25FY 2023/24FY 2022/23
Kangundo NG-CDF record → KSh 182,982,585 KSh 170,502,857 KSh 166,607,720 KSh 138,215,033
Kathiani NG-CDF record → KSh 183,032,585 KSh 170,469,857 KSh 166,593,720 KSh 138,215,033
Machakos Town NG-CDF record → KSh 212,063,573 KSh 197,386,150 — KSh 158,832,745
Masinga NG-CDF record → KSh 192,613,248 KSh 179,441,954 KSh 175,851,810 KSh 145,087,603
Matungulu NG-CDF record → KSh 192,629,248 KSh 179,441,954 KSh 175,631,810 KSh 145,087,603
Mavoko NG-CDF record → KSh 182,982,585 KSh 170,469,857 KSh 166,593,720 KSh 138,215,033
Mwala NG-CDF record → KSh 202,243,910 KSh 188,414,052 KSh 184,129,901 KSh 151,960,174
Yatta NG-CDF record → KSh 192,613,248 KSh 179,441,954 KSh 175,361,810 KSh 145,087,603

Source: NG-CDF Board, checked against their own record before publication.

All Machakos County allocations →

How this compares

Ranked among all 47 counties · each measure ranked separately · no overall score · peers are every county, not similar ones

NG-CDF approved (latest FY)

KSh 1.54B 8th of 47

Ahead of 83% · median KSh 1.16B

Registered voters (IEBC register)

687,565 6th of 47

Ahead of 87% · median 398,981

Hansard contributions

961 22nd of 47

Ahead of 53% · median 916

Questions asked

46 2nd of 47

Ahead of 96% · median 12

Motions moved

14 25th of 47

Ahead of 43% · median 16

Statements

92 16th of 47

Ahead of 64% · median 73

Petitions presented

5 6th of 47

Ahead of 83% · median 2

Papers laid

27 30th of 47

Ahead of 36% · median 42

What these numbers don’t measure
Committee work
Parliament publishes no committee attendance for either House, so nobody can count it — us included.
Constituency work
Funerals, harambees, schools, casework. Recorded nowhere we can read.
Whether it worked
We can count questions asked, not answers given.
Speaking often isn’t speaking well. Use these to ask your representative better questions — not to grade them.

Sources & coverage

Years, geographic scope and original records.

  • KNBS census · 2019 — county age/sex population, as enumerated.
  • KNBS projections · Volume XVI — the population projected for 2022 from the 2019 census. An estimate, not a count.
  • IEBC register · 2022 — registrations, not votes cast.
  • IEBC declarations · 2022 — each winner links to the Gazette in Elections.
  • Parliament — current members' records and Hansard. Topic labels are automated analysis, not Parliament's own categories.
  • Controller of Budget · 2025/26 — Annual FY 2025/26.
  • NG-CDF project records use each constituency's register. These and its allocations are separate from county-government spending. View records.

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