There are several qualifications required for one to become an MCA in Kenya.IEBC has set minimum qualifications but there are others any aspiring MCA should know.First,for you to become an MCA you should identify your party or go as an independent candidate. Parties require at least Ksh20, 000 nomination fee.Apart from that,one needs at least Ksh 1 million campaign money.Some MCAs spend up to Ksh 5 million to campaign.
For one to win the seat, you have to know your area well. You can’t live in Nairobi and expect to go to the village one month to the elections and win—you have to camp in the village for years.
Below are the minimum qualifications needed for one to qualify as an MCA in Kenya:
(1) Unless disqualified under clause (2), a person is eligible for election as a member of a county assembly if the person–
(a) is registered as a voter;
(b) satisfies any educational, moral and ethical requirements prescribed by this Constitution or an Act of Parliament; and
(c) is either–
(i) nominated by a political party; or
(ii) an independent candidate supported by at least five hundred registered voters in the ward concerned.
(2) A person is disqualified from being elected a member of a county assembly if the person–
(a) is a State officer or other public officer, other than a member of the county assembly;
(b) has, at any time within the five years immediately before the date of election, held office as a member of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission;
(c) has not been a citizen of Kenya for at least the ten years immediately preceding the date of election;
(d) is of unsound mind;
(e) is an undischarged bankrupt;
(f) is serving a sentence of imprisonment of at least six months; or
(g) has been found, in accordance with any law, to have misused or abused a State office or public office or to have contravened Chapter Six.
(3) A person is not disqualified under clause (2) unless all possibility of appeal or review of the relevant sentence or decision has been exhausted.