Murang'a governor Irungu Kang'ata. Photo/Newsflash
By Newsflash Reporter
Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata has been ranked as Kenya’s best performing governor, according to a survey released by research firm Infotrak on Tuesday, 11th February, 2025.
Kang’ata, a first-term governor, received a 68 per cent rating. He is closely followed by Trans Nzoia’s George Natembeya who got 64 per cent, Homa Bay’s Gladys Wanga (61 per cent), and Kisumu’s Anyang’ Nyong’o (59 per cent).
Governors Mutula Kilonzo (Makueni) and Wesley Rotich (Elgeyo-Marakwet) tied with a 57 per cent rating.
The survey, titled Countrytrak Performance Index 2024, shows in-depth data on how Kenyans perceive county governments’ performance of devolved functions.
The poll showed that 27 per cent of Kenyans cited increased corruption and mismanagement of county funds as the key reasons for the decline in the performance of county governments in the past decade.
Other reasons include poor service delivery (14 per cent), failed expectations (13 per cent), lack of transparency (11 per cent) and slow implementation of development projects (10 per cent).
The survey was conducted between October to December 2024 and sampled 36,200 Kenyans across all counties.
Infotrak factored in 12 core devolved functions; agriculture, health, education, roads and transport, energy, water, environment, trade & tourism, county planning & development and housing.
The remaining functions included sports, public participation and management of county resources.
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