Municipalities

The County Government of Kakamega has two municipalities which are units under the County Ministry of Lands, Housing, Urban Areas and Physical Planning. They are categorized as urban areas as stipulated under the Urban Areas and Cities Act of 2011. The two municipalities are Kakamega Municipality and Mumias Municipality and they are both managed by municipality boards. They both have municipal managers who are responsible for the implementation of the decisions and functions of the respective committees.