GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE 

There are four main levels in the structure of CAF:

The General Assembly: This is the supreme organ of CAF and Comprises of the 2,248 Members of the 47 County Assemblies of Kenya. The General Assembly is the main policy making and deliberative body of the Forum.

The Governing Council performs oversight over the Executive Committee by considering and adopting the Forums progress report. It shall consist of:

• Three members from every County Assembly, being the Speaker and two other members elected by the County Assembly, ensuring that of the three members one is from the opposite gender.
• One representative of each of the CAF Chapters recognized under Article 10 of this Constitution. 

The Executive Committee is responsible for the management of the affairs of the Forum and ensure thata the decisions of the General Assembly and the Goververing Council are implemented;

It Shall consisit of : 

• • Seven (7) officials (The Chairperson, The Deputy Chairperson, The Treasurer, The Secretary General,  The Deputy Secretary General,  The Organizing Secretary and The Deputy Organising Secretary)
  • Sixteen (16) other members elected by the Governing Council from it’s clusters, with each cluster represented by two members each (one being a Speaker and the other an MCA)
  • One (1) representative of the Clerks’ chapter, as an ex-officio member.

The Executive Committee shall have the following sub-committees for the effective and efficient discharge of their mandate.

1. Finance subcommittee which shall develop the annual budget of the Forum and undertake financial oversight of expenditure by the secretariat.
2. Members’ Services subcommittee which shall coordinate welfare-related issues and capability strengthening of the members.
3. Inter-governmental Relations subcommittee which shall spearhead engagements with the National Government, Constitutional Commissions and Independent Offices.
4. Legal Affairs subcommittee which shall consider and advise on legal matters affecting the Forum and its members.