Five tiers · zero integration

One record.
Five permission levels.

The Local Governments Act defines five statutory tiers. GIRA is the shared record between them. An LC1 chairperson sees the village view. The CAO sees the district map. Same data, different lens.

LC1

Village / Cell

70,000+ units

Scale: ~500 people
Lead: Unpaid elected chairperson
Access: USSD only

Statutory functions on GIRA

Village court cases with GPS
Digital letters + QR
VHT coordination
PDM SACCO oversight
Household registry
Emergency reporting

LC2

Parish / Ward

~10,000 units

Scale: 5–12 villages
Lead: Paid parish chief (civil servant)
Access: USSD + tablet

Statutory functions on GIRA

Village supervision
VHT roster
PDMIS pre-fill
Escalations from LC1

LC3

Sub-county / Division / Town Council

1,500+ units

Scale: 5–10 parishes
Lead: Sub-county chief + sector heads
Access: USSD + web + app

Statutory functions on GIRA

Own-source revenue
Schools & clinics
Roads & drainage
Waste & permits
Budget

LC4

County / Constituency

~350 units

Scale: Multiple sub-counties
Lead: Elected Member of Parliament
Access: Web + app

Statutory functions on GIRA

Constituency dashboards
Parliamentary question data

LC5

District / City / Municipality

146 districts + 11 cities + 50+ municipalities

Scale: 100k – 2M people
Lead: Chief Administrative Officer
Access: Web command center

Statutory functions on GIRA

Operations
LGMSD assessment
Performance
Planning
Grant allocation