
Overview
Kenyans overwhelmingly ushered in our current constitution on the promise of devolution which they felt result in increased grass root access to resources and political power. Indeed people’s expectations of county governments continue to be extremely high.
While most county governments tend appreciate this fact and try to capitalise on low hanging fruits as soon as they kick off, others prefer to spend the nascent stages laying the ground work and planning elaborately for delivery. Irrespective of leadership style, what remains critical is that people feel the impact of devolution in their daily lives.
County governments need to fully decipher the perceptions of their residents and develop strategies that are concomitant with their expectations. It’s against this back drop that Infotrak Research developed The CountyTrakTM Index to provide an objective Citizens’ Scorecard on the performance of their County governments against set key performance indicators.
This 2nd study also covered all the 47 counties, 290 constituencies and 1450 wards with an overall sample of n=37,600.Each county was treated as an individual universe and assigned a cluster sample which ranged between n=600 and n=2000 which translated to into a margin of error of between +/- 4 and +/-2 at 95% degree of confidence.
The CountyTrak Index was conducted between October -December 2019 & January 2020.
KEY FINDINGS
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Number of respondents who feel like things are better than before
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Number of respondents who feel like things are same as before
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Number of respondents who feel like things are worse than before
Devolution is indeed making a difference with a 10% increase between 2015 and 2020 in those who feel things are better than before devolution
The key drivers that determine positive or negative perception over the traction devolution has made emanate from the existence or lack thereof of tangible development activities. As such, positive sentiments about devolution have been realised where there is increased infrastructural development especially in the area of road networks; where there is proof of existing health facilities being rehabilitated and new ones being built; where there are increased childhood education facilities and village polytechnics and where there is increased food production and affordable and easy access to food. Where infrastructure, health, education and agriculture have performed comparatively poorly, the county residents have intimated that the situation in their areas is essentially worse than before.
Where infrastructure, health, education and agriculture functions have been performed well, county residents have expressed optimism with devolution.
COUNTYTRAK HAPPINESS INDEX
Top 5 Happiest Counties(2020)
- Makueni County 64.4%
- West Pokot County 62.4%
- Machakos County 62.1%
- Bomet County 61.8%
- Kwale County 61.3%
- Elgeyo Marakwet County 61.3%
If you really want to be happy or meet happy people, then you must take a trip to Makueni, West Pokot, Machakos, Bomet, Kwale, Elgeyo Marakwet, Marsabit, Uasin Gishu, Kericho and Mandera where the happiness index is above 60%. It is no mean feat that these counties managed to garner such a high index as the national average across the 47 counties is 57.3%.
There are lessons to be learnt from Makueni, West Pokot, Machakos, Bomet, Kwale and the other happy counties so it may be useful to make a visit. Interestingly the CountyTrak Happiness Index is closely corroborated the results of the World Happiness Report 2020.
A comparative analysis between the 2015 and 2020 index confirms that happiness is not static. Some of the happiest counties in 2015 have dropped of the top 5 rankings. These include Samburu and Murangá. The three have been replaced by Makueni which is currently the happiest county, Bomet and Kwale. Elgeyo Marakwet and Machakos have maintained their top rankings in the happiness index.
Top 5 Happiest Counties(2015)
- Samburu County 72%
- Narok County 71.8%
- Machakos County 71.8%
- Muranga County 71.1%
- Elgeyo Marakwet County 71%
Some of the key insights from the 2020 Happiness Index were as follows:
- Kenyans are not as happy as they were 5 years ago.
Overall Happiness Index has gone down by 10% from 67% in 2015 to 57% in 2020.
- Eastern, Rift Valley and North Eastern are currently the happiest regions
The overarching similarities in these regions are increased food security, peace and comparatively improved access to services.
- Not all top performing counties are doing well in the happiness index suggesting that county leadership & policy makers at large must marry the functional roles of service delivery with soft issues that cater for emotional well being of the citizens.
Software is just as important as hardware.
- Public Participation matters
Engaging people in governance and decision making processes ignites ownership and boosts morale.
- Cities are not the happiest places to live in Kenya
City dwellers are seemingly an angry and frustrated lot! Although towns have better services , the lack of social support and environmental ergonomics couples with congestion, pollution and economic pressures just makes city dwellers a dull and unhappy lot.
- Youth 18-24 are happier than older folk with an index of 59%
COUNTYTRAK OPTIMISM INDEX
Hot on the heels of the 2003 elections, Kenyans were ranked as one of the most optimistic countries globally. The situation of buoyancy was attributed to the renewed hope that Kenyans had with the new NARC government. The honeymoon with NARC was short lived and Kenyans soon relegated back to dire levels of optimism as corruption, nepotism, tribalism crept back into government and rendered the country extremely inept and perhaps one of the most corrupt. The situation was exacerbated by the unfortunate events of the post-election violence.
Yet over every cloud there is a rainbow. Kenyans’ rainbow manifested itself through the new constitution which was heavily hinged on devolution.
In 2015 , the mean optimism index across all 47 counties was 76% probably making Kenyans once again one of the most optimistic people globally. The current 2020 Optimism Index is down 11 points standing at 65%
While optimism was a general question in the CountyTrak Index, The core drivers for optimism are linked to improvements in areas such as agriculture, health, trade, education, infrastructure etc. In areas where insecurity was rife prior to devolution, activities that have been initiated to mitigate the situation by national government in conjunction with County governments have also increased optimism.
Some of the reasons for optimism in the top league club are:
- Hope for stab at highest political office/power
- Opportunity to the presidency
- Proximity to national political power
- Personal development especially through education
- Visibly significant changes due to devolution
- New inspriring county leadership
- Sustainable development by 2nd term governors
- Open governance
- Cordial working relationship between county government & county assembly
- Youthfulness
- Gender
- Women have stronger social support systems and deeper connections to the community
Top 5 Most Optimistic Counties(2020)
- Makueni County 72.7%
- Uasin Gishu County 70.7%
- Elgeyo Marakwet County 70.0%
- Tharaka-Nithi County 69.6%
- West Pokot County 69.3%
Top 5 Most Optimistic Counties(2015)
- Baringo County 81.7%
- Bungoma County 80.6%
- Kericho County 79.7%
- Kisii County 79.7%
- Kajiado County 79.4%
The Optimists club top league; the counties with the rosiest views of the next year include Baringo, Bungoma, Kericho, Kisii, Kajiado.
COUNTYTRAK CONDITION OF LIFE INDEX
Generally, the people of Makueni people are currently are more satisfied with their condition of life than residents of most other counties. The initiatives by the government to provide better food security, social security, health and public participation have yielded fruit and made the residents relatively more satisfied with their lives then they previously were. The increased agricultural and economic activites in the area may have greatly enhanced household income and living standards. The same may be alluded of Elgeyo Marakwet, Uasin Gishu, West Pokot & Kericho where boosted trade and development has increased the disposable income of the county residents resulting in improved lifestyles.
Most of the top league counties in the 2015 index have dropped off. These include: Muran’ga, Machakos and Garissa.
Top 5 Counties with Best Condition of Life(2020)
- Makueni County 55.4%
- Elgeyo Marakwet County 55.3%
- Uasin Gishu County 55.1%
- West Pokot County 54.9%
- Kericho County 53.8%
Top 5 Counties with Best Condition of Life(2015)
- Muranga County 62.9%
- Machakos County 62.7%
- Garissa County 62.5%
- Uasin Gishu County 62.3%
- Narok County 62%
COUNTYTRAK TOP LEAGUE PERFORMERS
2020
- Kakamega County 57.2%
- Kwale County 54.8%
- Makueni County 54.7%
- Kisumu County 53.4%
- Uasin Gishu County 53.1%
- West Pokot County 52.7%
- Elgeyo Marakwet County 51.2%
- Bungoma County 51.1%
- Machakos County 50.6%
- Kericho County 50.6%
- Vihiga County 50.3%
- Tharaka Nithi County 49.8%
- Nandi County 49.4%
- Nyeri County 49.3%
- Nakuru County 48.7%
2015
- Machakos County 61.4%
- Vihiga County 61.3%
- Bungoma County 60.6%
- West Pokot County 59.4%
- Kwale County 59.2%
- Bomet County 59.2%
- Kisii County 59.1%
- Elgeyo Marakwet County 59.0%
- Taita Taveta County 58.4%
- Kakamega County 58.0%
- Kericho County 57.9%
- Muranga County 57.2%
- Nandi County 57.0%
- Uasin Gichu County 56.9%
- Mombasa County 56.9%
The main objective of the Index is to ascertain County residents’ assessment on the performance of their County Governments against set Key performance indicators and to develop a Citizens Scorecard on the performance of their County governments. This perception Index probably the first of its kind and magnitude in Kenya, provides an excellent baseline on county residents’ appraisal of performance not only by devolved function but also by ward. The index also provides a palate from where other evaluation tools can be developed to further probe and understand the insights from the statistics.
Using a sample of N= 37,600 ( n=600 -2000 per county) , the CountyTrak Index was conducted between Oct-December 2019 & January 2020 using the CATI approach (computer assisted telephone interviews) among adult Kenyans living in the respective Counties. A structured questionnaire with likert type ranking questions was applied on key performance indicators that were developed based on the core devolved functions . The Key issues of concern & Emotional areas such as condition of life, happiness and optimism were treated separately.
COUNTYTRAK INDEX FUNCTIONAL INDICATORS:
- Agriculture
- Health
- Education
- Roads & Transport
- Energy
- Water management
- Environment and Natural resource management
- Trade & Tourism
- Housing, Lands & SettlementCulture & Sports
- Social Services:
- County Planning & development
- Other Functions:
- Making it difficult for people to access drugs and pornography
- Ensuring county services are available upto the ward level
- Preventing Corruption
COUNTYTRAK INDEX EMOTIONAL INDICATORS:
- Condition of life of the County residents
- Optimism of the county residents
- Happiness of the county residents
COUNTYTRAK TOP LEAGUE PERFORMERS BY FUNCTION
2020
1. AGRICULTURE
COUNTY | SCORE |
KAKAMEGA | 53.4% |
WEST POKOT | 51.6% |
MAKUENI | 50.4% |
BUNGOMA | 48.9% |
UASIN GISHU | 48.4% |
ELGEYO/MARAKWET | 47.5% |
VIHIGA | 46.9% |
KERICHO | 46.7% |
KWALE | 46.5% |
KISII | 46.2% |
NANDI | 46.0% |
KISUMU | 45.5% |
THARAKA – NITHI | 44.1% |
MURANG’A | 43.9% |
BOMET | 43.4% |
2. HEALTH
COUNTY | SCORE |
MAKUENI | 64.4% |
KWALE | 61.4% |
KAKAMEGA | 60.8% |
MACHAKOS | 58.3% |
KISUMU | 57.3% |
UASIN GISHU | 56.6% |
THARAKA – NITHI | 55.3% |
ELGEYO/MARAKWET | 55.1% |
KITUI | 54.9% |
NANDI | 54.6% |
TURKANA | 54.5% |
WEST POKOT | 53.7% |
KERICHO | 53.7% |
NYERI | 53.6% |
BOMET | 53.4% |
3.EDUCATION
COUNTY | SCORE |
KWALE | 65.4% |
KAKAMEGA | 61.7% |
WEST POKOT | 61.2% |
MAKUENI | 58.9% |
UASIN GISHU | 58.3% |
VIHIGA | 57.5% |
ELGEYO/MARAKWET | 57.3% |
KISUMU | 57.1% |
BUNGOMA | 56.8% |
LAMU | 56.2% |
THARAKA – NITHI | 55.5% |
KERICHO | 55.3% |
MURANG’A | 54.4% |
NANDI | 54.3% |
NYERI | 54.3% |
4. ROADS AND TRANSPORT
COUNTY | SCORE |
KAKAMEGA | 62.1% |
NAIROBI CITY | 58.7% |
KWALE | 57.8% |
KISUMU | 56.5% |
UASIN GISHU | 56.3% |
MACHAKOS | 56.0% |
MAKUENI | 55.3% |
WEST POKOT | 55.3% |
KERICHO | 54.7% |
LAMU | 53.8% |
NYERI | 53.6% |
BUNGOMA | 53.4% |
VIHIGA | 53.0% |
ELGEYO/MARAKWET | 52.9% |
MOMBASA | 52.6% |
5.ENERGY
COUNTY | SCORE |
KISUMU | 55.3% |
KAKAMEGA | 54.2% |
KWALE | 51.8% |
MAKUENI | 51.8% |
UASIN GISHU | 51.2% |
MACHAKOS | 51.0% |
BUNGOMA | 50.6% |
KILIFI | 50.3% |
KIAMBU | 50.0% |
NYERI | 49.9% |
KERICHO | 49.9% |
MIGORI | 49.7% |
EMBU | 49.5% |
KISII | 49.5% |
NAIROBI CITY | 49.4% |
6.TRADE AND TOURISM
COUNTY | SCORE |
KAKAMEGA | 56.3% |
KWALE | 56.2% |
MAKUENI | 54.7% |
KISUMU | 53.9% |
WEST POKOT | 53.2% |
UASIN GISHU | 52.5% |
THARAKA – NITHI | 51.2% |
MACHAKOS | 51.2% |
BUNGOMA | 51.1% |
KERICHO | 50.8% |
EMBU | 50.6% |
TURKANA | 50.6% |
KILIFI | 50.4% |
ELGEYO/MARAKWET | 49.8% |
VIHIGA | 49.8% |
7. HOUSING, LANDS & SETTLEMENT
COUNTY | SCORE |
MAKUENI | 54.7% |
KAKAMEGA | 53.5% |
WEST POKOT | 52.8% |
UASIN GISHU | 52.4% |
THARAKA – NITHI | 51.0% |
KERICHO | 50.5% |
KISUMU | 50.5% |
ELGEYO/MARAKWET | 50.2% |
KWALE | 49.8% |
VIHIGA | 49.6% |
BUNGOMA | 49.6% |
MACHAKOS | 49.2% |
NANDI | 49.1% |
EMBU | 48.8% |
MIGORI | 48.7% |
8. WATER MANAGEMENT
COUNTY | SCORE |
KAKAMEGA | 56.4% |
NYERI | 51.6% |
UASIN GISHU | 51.5% |
KISUMU | 51.1% |
BUNGOMA | 49.4% |
KWALE | 48.9% |
NAIROBI CITY | 48.7% |
MAKUENI | 48.5% |
ELGEYO/MARAKWET | 47.8% |
KERICHO | 47.8% |
EMBU | 47.6% |
NAKURU | 47.6% |
THARAKA – NITHI | 47.4% |
MACHAKOS | 47.3% |
KIRINYAGA | 46.9% |
9. ENVIRONMENT
COUNTY | SCORE |
KAKAMEGA | 59.1% |
MAKUENI | 56.0% |
UASIN GISHU | 55.0% |
KWALE | 54.3% |
THARAKA – NITHI | 53.6% |
KISUMU | 52.7% |
NANDI | 52.5% |
WEST POKOT | 52.4% |
BUNGOMA | 52.2% |
KERICHO | 52.2% |
VIHIGA | 52.1% |
ELGEYO/MARAKWET | 52.1% |
MACHAKOS | 51.7% |
NYERI | 51.0% |
KIRINYAGA | 50.6% |
10. CULTURE & SPORTS
COUNTY | SCORE |
KAKAMEGA | 56.0% |
KISUMU | 54.1% |
KWALE | 53.9% |
WEST POKOT | 52.5% |
UASIN GISHU | 50.8% |
LAMU | 50.2% |
TURKANA | 50.0% |
ELGEYO/MARAKWET | 50.0% |
MAKUENI | 49.5% |
BUNGOMA | 49.3% |
VIHIGA | 49.2% |
NANDI | 49.1% |
MOMBASA | 49.0% |
KILIFI | 48.6% |
NAIROBI CITY | 48.6% |
11. SOCIAL SERVICES
COUNTY | SCORE |
KAKAMEGA | 57.9% |
KWALE | 57.3% |
MAKUENI | 57.2% |
KISUMU | 55.1% |
WEST POKOT | 54.8% |
ELGEYO/MARAKWET | 52.2% |
TURKANA | 51.9% |
UASIN GISHU | 51.5% |
NAKURU | 50.9% |
VIHIGA | 50.9% |
BUNGOMA | 50.9% |
MACHAKOS | 50.6% |
MIGORI | 50.5% |
KILIFI | 50.0% |
LAMU | 49.6% |
KERICHO | 49.6% |
12. PLANNING
COUNTY | SCORE |
MAKUENI | 55.8% |
KAKAMEGA | 55.7% |
KWALE | 54.2% |
KISUMU | 51.6% |
ELGEYO/MARAKWET | 50.8% |
UASIN GISHU | 50.6% |
WEST POKOT | 50.5% |
TURKANA | 48.8% |
KERICHO | 48.4% |
MACHAKOS | 47.6% |
NANDI | 47.5% |
BUNGOMA | 47.5% |
BARINGO | 47.2% |
VIHIGA | 46.9% |
NAKURU | 46.8% |
13. OTHER KEY FUNCTIONS
COUNTY | SCORE |
MAKUENI | 55.6% |
KAKAMEGA | 54.5% |
KWALE | 51.3% |
KISUMU | 51.0% |
ELGEYO/MARAKWET | 50.8% |
WEST POKOT | 50.7% |
UASIN GISHU | 50.3% |
THARAKA – NITHI | 49.6% |
MACHAKOS | 49.2% |
BUNGOMA | 48.1% |
NANDI | 47.9% |
TURKANA | 47.3% |
VIHIGA | 47.3% |
KERICHO | 47.1% |
BARINGO | 46.1% |
14.PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
COUNTY |
SCORE |
TANA RIVER | 37.8% |
TAITA TAVETA | 32.8% |
ELGEYO MARAKWET | 32.6% |
KWALE | 32.0% |
SIAYA | 23.9% |
LAMU | 22.7% |
WEST POKOT | 22.7% |
NANDI | 21.9% |
KILIFI | 21.3% |
BOMET | 20.7% |
SAMBURU | 20.7% |
MAKUENI | 19.7% |
BARINGO | 19.5% |
KITUI | 19.5% |
MURANGA | 19.5% |
2015
1. AGRICULTURE
COUNTY |
SCORE |
BUNGOMA | 62.4% |
VIHIGA | 58.8% |
KISII | 58.6% |
BUSIA | 57.4% |
MACHAKOS | 57.3% |
KAKAMEGA | 57.1% |
UASIN GISHU | 56.9% |
MURANGA | 56.7% |
WEST POKOT | 56.5% |
ELGEYO MARAKWET | 56.5% |
BOMET | 56.4% |
NANDI | 56.2% |
KERICHO | 56.1% |
MIGORI | 55.6% |
NAROK | 55.1% |
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2. HEALTH
COUNTY |
SCORE |
MACHAKOS | 68.6% |
BOMET | 67.9% |
KISII | 66.5% |
KWALE | 65.8% |
NYERI | 65.6% |
ELGEYO MARAKWET | 65.3% |
BUNGOMA | 65.1% |
TAITA TAVETA | 65.1% |
KAKAMEGA | 64.7% |
UASIN GISHU | 64.6% |
MURANGA | 63.9% |
WEST POKOT | 63.5% |
MIGORI | 63.5% |
SAMBURU | 63.4% |
KERICHO | 63.3% |
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3.PUBLIC WORKS
COUNTY |
SCORE |
MACHAKOS | 61.7% |
KAKAMEGA | 59.8% |
KISII | 59.4% |
MOMBASA | 59.3% |
GARISSA | 58.9% |
BUNGOMA | 58.5% |
NYERI | 58.5% |
VIHIGA | 58.3% |
TAITA TAVETA | 58.0% |
KERICHO | 57.2% |
MERU | 56.9% |
KWALE | 56.4% |
MIGORI | 56.0% |
EMBU | 55.5% |
KIRINYAGA | 55.2% |
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4. COUNTY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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COUNTY |
SCORE |
MACHAKOS | 57.8% |
BUNGOMA | 55.5% |
KISII | 55.4% |
VIHIGA | 54.6% |
UASIN GISHU | 54.3% |
MOMBASA | 54.1% |
BOMET | 53.5% |
KAKAMEGA | 53.2% |
NYERI | 53.0% |
KERICHO | 52.7% |
WEST POKOT | 52.4% |
KISUMU | 52.3% |
MERU | 52.2% |
KIAMBU | 52.1% |
MURANGA | 51.8% |
5.TRANSPORT
COUNTY |
SCORE |
MACHAKOS | 67.6% |
MOMBASA | 65.6% |
VIHIGA | 63.0% |
KISII | 61.7% |
KISUMU | 61.2% |
NAIROBI | 60.6% |
BOMET | 59.4% |
KERICHO | 58.7% |
KAKAMEGA | 58.6% |
BUNGOMA | 58.4% |
UASIN GISHU | 58.4% |
KWALE | 58.2% |
WEST POKOT | 57.6% |
NANDI | 57.5% |
NAKURU | 57.3% |
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6.POLLUTION CONTROL
COUNTY |
SCORE |
KISII | 68.7% |
TAITA TAVETA | 67.0% |
WEST POKOT | 66.1% |
BUNGOMA | 65.7% |
ELGEYO MARAKWET | 65.6% |
MACHAKOS | 65.4% |
VIHIGA | 65.0% |
HOMABAY | 64.8% |
NYERI | 64.5% |
BARINGO | 63.8% |
KERICHO | 63.7% |
MURANGA | 63.7% |
KAKAMEGA | 63.4% |
KWALE | 63.3% |
BOMET | 63.2% |
7. CONSERVATION OF ENVIRONMENT
COUNTY |
SCORE |
BUNGOMA | 71.6% |
KISII | 70.8% |
MACHAKOS | 70.3% |
VIHIGA | 69.5% |
TAITA TAVETA | 67.5% |
MIGORI | 67.3% |
BOMET | 67.3% |
KWALE | 67.3% |
KERICHO | 67.3% |
ELGEYO MARAKWET | 67.1% |
HOMABAY | 67.0% |
KAKAMEGA | 67.0% |
UASIN GISHU | 66.9% |
WEST POKOT | 66.8% |
NANDI | 66.7% |
8. CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT AND AMENITIES
COUNTY |
SCORE |
MACHAKOS | 64.1% |
MOMBASA | 59.9% |
BUNGOMA | 59.8% |
BOMET | 59.4% |
VIHIGA | 59.4% |
KISII | 58.6% |
WEST POKOT | 58.2% |
KWALE | 58.0% |
KERICHO | 57.0% |
KAKAMEGA | 56.6% |
HOMABAY | 55.9% |
ELGEYO MARAKWET | 55.4% |
UASIN GISHU | 55.2% |
KISUMU | 55.2% |
KILIFI | 55.0% |
9.EDUCATION
COUNTY |
SCORE |
BUNGOMA | 71.4% |
VIHIGA | 69.0% |
MACHAKOS | 65.0% |
BUSIA | 64.4% |
KAKAMEGA | 64.3% |
TAITA TAVETA | 64.1% |
MOMBASA | 62.9% |
KISII | 62.8% |
WEST POKOT | 62.5% |
BOMET | 62.3% |
ELGEYO MARAKWET | 62.0% |
KWALE | 61.6% |
KIRINYAGA | 61.6% |
HOMABAY | 60.6% |
UASIN GISHU | 60.5% |
10.TRADE DEVELOPMENTAND REGULATION
COUNTY |
SCORE |
MACHAKOS | 60.8% |
KAJIADO | 58.4% |
MOMBASA | 57.9% |
VIHIGA | 57.6% |
ELGEYO MARAKWET | 57.1% |
SAMBURU | 56.9% |
KWALE | 56.8% |
NAROK | 56.5% |
BUNGOMA | 56.2% |
TAITA TAVETA | 55.8% |
KERICHO | 55.4% |
BOMET | 55.0% |
KAKAMEGA | 54.7% |
BARINGO | 54.4% |
WEST POKOT | 54.2% |
11.ANIMAL CONTROL AND WELFARE
COUNTY |
SCORE |
BOMET | 56.1% |
VIHIGA | 55.9% |
BUNGOMA | 55.2% |
MACHAKOS | 54.2% |
MOMBASA | 53.8% |
NAROK | 53.2% |
KERICHO | 53.0% |
KWALE | 52.3% |
TAITA TAVETA | 51.7% |
KAKAMEGA | 51.7% |
ELGEYO MARAKWET | 51.5% |
NYANDARUA | 51.2% |
KISII | 50.8% |
NANDI | 50.5% |
BUSIA | 50.4% |
12.MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO ACCESS DRUGS AN PORNOGRAPHY
COUNTY |
SCORE |
ELGEYO MARAKWET | 65.9% |
BOMET | 62.7% |
SAMBURU | 61.5% |
NANDI | 60.7% |
MACHAKOS | 60.4% |
KERICHO | 60.0% |
WEST POKOT | 60.0% |
BARINGO | 59.9% |
KISII | 58.4% |
NAROK | 58.2% |
KITUI | 57.9% |
BUNGOMA | 57.6% |
UASIN GISHU | 57.6% |
HOMABAY | 57.0% |
WAJIR | 56.7% |
13. EMPOWERING YOUTH, WOMEN AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
COUNTY |
SCORE |
BUNGOMA | 62.2% |
MACHAKOS | 62.0% |
TAITA TAVETA | 61.2% |
MOMBASA | 61.0% |
BOMET | 61.0% |
WEST POKOT | 60.5% |
KWALE | 59.9% |
ELGEYO MARAKWET | 59.8% |
BUSIA | 59.5% |
VIHIGA | 59.1% |
KISII | 57.3% |
KERICHO | 57.0% |
MURANGA | 56.7% |
KAKAMEGA | 56.7% |
HOMABAY | 56.6% |
14.PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
COUNTY |
SCORE |
TANA RIVER | 37.8% |
TAITA TAVETA | 32.8% |
ELGEYO MARAKWET | 32.6% |
KWALE | 32.0% |
SIAYA | 23.9% |
LAMU | 22.7% |
WEST POKOT | 22.7% |
NANDI | 21.9% |
KILIFI | 21.3% |
BOMET | 20.7% |
SAMBURU | 20.7% |
MAKUENI | 19.7% |
BARINGO | 19.5% |
KITUI | 19.5% |
MURANGA | 19.5% |
COUNTYTRAK ELECTED LEADERS APPROVAL RATING
GOVERNOR INDEX (2020)
- OPARANYAH WYCLIFFE AMBETSA – KAKAMEGA COUNTY 82.3%
- MGALA SALIM MVURYA – KWALE COUNTY 77.1%
- KIBWANA KIVUTHA – MAKUENI COUNTY 74.4%
- NYONG’O PETER ANYANG’ – KISUMU 65.9%
- MUTUA ALFRED NGANGA – MACHAKOS COUNTY 65.1%
SENATOR INDEX (2020)
- JUNIOR MUTULA KILONZO – MAKUENI 66.4%
- MURKOMEN ONESIMUS KIPCHUMBA – SAMBURU 58.8%
- LELEGWE STEVE LTUMBESI – SAMBURU 57.2%
- BOY ISSA JUMA – KWALE 55.4%
- MALALAH CLEOPHAS WAKHUNGU – KAKAMEGA 54.8%
WOMENS REPRESENTATIVES INDEX (2020)
- BUYU ROZAAH AKINYI – KISUMU County 61.5%
- WANGA GLADYS ATIENO NYASUNA – HOMA BAY County 61.0%
- OBO RUWEIDA MOHAMED – LAMU County 60.0%
- LESHOOMO MAISON – SAMBURU County 59.1%
- MUMO ROSE MUSEO – MAKUENI County 57.6%
GOVERNOR INDEX (2015)
- Alfred Mutua – Machakos County 79.4%
- Ken Lusaka – Bungoma County 77.6%
- Josphat Nanok – Turkana County 73.9%
- Simon Kitelei – West Pokot County 72.5%
- Moses Akaranga – Vihiga County 71.9%
SENATOR INDEX (2015)
- John Lonyangapuo – West Pokot County 74.5%
- Gideon Mbuvi Kioko “Sonko” 67.3%
- Moses Wetangula – Bungoma County 67.1%
- Kipchumba Murkomen – Elgeyo Marakwet County 64.3%
- Hassan Omar Hassan – Mombasa County 64%
WOMENS REPRESENTATIVES INDEX (2015)
- Gladys Wanga – Homabay County 68.5%
- Maison Leshoomo – Samburu County 63%
- Joyce Wanjalah Lay – Taita Taveta County 60.4%
- Sabina Wanjiru Chege – Muranga County 59.8%
- Zainab Kalekye Chidzuga – Kwale County 59.2%
CONSOLIDATED MCA’S RATING
Just like is done for the president and opposition head, the approval rating for elected leaders asked one simple question: How would you rate the overall performance of your Governor/Senator/Women Rep/MCA/ MP on a scale of 1-10 where 1 is extremely poor and 10 is excellent. Whilst all elected leaders have elaborate job description which include but are not limited to legislation, they are elected leaders who sought the mandate of the electorate and the perception of their performance is by far and large is determined by their engagement with the same electorate.With the exception of MCA ratings where the ratings of all MCAs within the county were consolidated into one overall index, the ratings of all the other elected leaders within the county are individual ratings and depend entirely on their engagement with their electorate.
CONSOLIDATED MCA’s INDEX 2020
CONSOLIDATED MCA’s INDEX 2015
- MAKUENI 54.2%
- EMBU 54.2%
- BARINGO 51.5%
- VIHIGA 51.1%
- NYERI 50.5%
- VIHIGA 68.00%
- SIAYA 64.90%
- NANDI 63.80%
- KILIFI 62.70%
- BARINGO 62.60%
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTED LEADERS APPROVAL RATING
MPS INDEX (2020)
- JEREMIAH OMBOKO MILEMBA – Emuhaya Constituency 75.4%
- JOHANA NGENO KIPYEGON – Emurua Dikirr Constituency 71.4%
- VINCENT MUSYOKA MUSAU – Mwala Constituency 70.8%
- CHRISTOPHER ASEKA WANGAYA – Khwisero Constituency 70.0%
- PATRICK MWEU MUSIMBA – Kibwezi West Constituency 69.8%
MPS INDEX (2015)
- Wilberforce Ottichilo – Emuhaya Constituency 79.9%
- John Waluke – Sirisia Constituency 79.8%
- Mary Emaase – Teso South Constituency 79.6%
- Kimani Ichung’wa – Kikuyu Constituency 79.4%
- Nicholas Gumbo – Rarieda Constituency 79.4%
CONSOLIDATED MPS INDEX BY COUNTY (2020)
- West Pokot County 61.9%
- Makueni County 61.1%
- Kwale County 58.9%
- Kakamega County 57.6%
- Turkana County 57.5%
CONSOLIDATED MPS INDEX BY COUNTY (2015)
- VIHIGA COUNTY 70.7%
- THARAKA NITHI COUNTY 68.9%
- SIAYA COUNTY 68.4%
- BARINGO COUNTY 67.3%
- BUSIA COUNTY 65.5%