H.E. Susan Kihika is the Governor of Nakuru County, its third chief executive and first female governor, seeking a second consecutive term in 2027 on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

A lawyer, she practised in the United States for years before returning to Kenya. She entered public service in 2013 as the first female Speaker of the Nakuru County Assembly, won the Nakuru Senate seat in 2017 under the Jubilee Party, served as Senate Majority Whip, and in 2022 was elected Governor.

Her administration works under the county’s five-year Integrated Development Plan. Key milestones include building and upgrading Level 4 hospitals (Rongai, Subukia and Kuresoi North), road rehabilitation, agricultural value-addition through industrial parks, and expanding the county’s municipal boundaries.