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% 64.4%
  • West Pokot County 62.4% 62.4%
  • Machakos County 62.1% 62.1%
  • Bomet County 61.8% 61.8%
  • Kwale County 61.3% 61.3%
  • Elgeyo Marakwet County 61.3% 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% 72%
  • Narok County 71.8% 71.8%
  • Machakos County 71.8% 71.8%
  • Muranga County 71.1% 71.1%
  • Elgeyo Marakwet County 71% 71%
Some of the key insights from the 2020 Happiness Index were as follows:

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. Public Participation matters

Engaging people in governance and decision making processes ignites ownership and boosts morale.

  1. 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.

  1. 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% 72.7%
  • Uasin Gishu County 70.7% 70.7%
  • Elgeyo Marakwet County 70.0% 70.0%
  • Tharaka-Nithi County 69.6% 69.6%
  • West Pokot County 69.3% 69.3%
Top 5 Most Optimistic Counties(2015)
  • Baringo County 81.7% 81.7%
  • Bungoma County 80.6% 80.6%
  • Kericho County 79.7% 79.7%
  • Kisii County 79.7% 79.7%
  • Kajiado County 79.4% 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% 55.4%
  • Elgeyo Marakwet County 55.3% 55.3%
  • Uasin Gishu County 55.1% 55.1%
  • West Pokot County 54.9% 54.9%
  • Kericho County 53.8% 53.8%
Top 5 Counties with Best Condition of Life(2015)
  • Muranga County 62.9% 62.9%
  • Machakos County 62.7% 62.7%
  • Garissa County 62.5% 62.5%
  • Uasin Gishu County 62.3% 62.3%
  • Narok County 62% 62%

COUNTYTRAK TOP LEAGUE PERFORMERS

2020

  • Kakamega County 57.2% 57.2%
  • Kwale County 54.8% 54.8%
  • Makueni County 54.7% 54.7%
  • Kisumu County 53.4% 53.4%
  • Uasin Gishu County 53.1% 53.1%
  • West Pokot County 52.7% 52.7%
  • Elgeyo Marakwet County 51.2% 51.2%
  • Bungoma County 51.1% 51.1%
  • Machakos County 50.6% 50.6%
  • Kericho County 50.6% 50.6%
  • Vihiga County 50.3% 50.3%
  • Tharaka Nithi County 49.8% 49.8%
  • Nandi County 49.4% 49.4%
  • Nyeri County 49.3% 49.3%
  • Nakuru County 48.7% 48.7%
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2015

  • Machakos County 61.4% 61.4%
  • Vihiga County 61.3% 61.3%
  • Bungoma County 60.6% 60.6%
  • West Pokot County 59.4% 59.4%
  • Kwale County 59.2% 59.2%
  • Bomet County 59.2% 59.2%
  • Kisii County 59.1% 59.1%
  • Elgeyo Marakwet County 59.0% 59.0%
  • Taita Taveta County 58.4% 58.4%
  • Kakamega County 58.0% 58.0%
  • Kericho County 57.9% 57.9%
  • Muranga County 57.2% 57.2%
  • Nandi County 57.0% 57.0%
  • Uasin Gichu County 56.9% 56.9%
  • Mombasa County 56.9% 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% 82.3%
  • MGALA SALIM MVURYA – KWALE COUNTY 77.1% 77.1%
  • KIBWANA KIVUTHA – MAKUENI COUNTY 74.4% 74.4%
  • NYONG’O PETER ANYANG’ – KISUMU 65.9% 65.9%
  • MUTUA ALFRED NGANGA – MACHAKOS COUNTY 65.1% 65.1%
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SENATOR INDEX (2020)
  • JUNIOR MUTULA KILONZO – MAKUENI 66.4% 66.4%
  • MURKOMEN ONESIMUS KIPCHUMBA – SAMBURU 58.8% 58.8%
  • LELEGWE STEVE LTUMBESI – SAMBURU 57.2% 57.2%
  • BOY ISSA JUMA – KWALE 55.4% 55.4%
  • MALALAH CLEOPHAS WAKHUNGU – KAKAMEGA 54.8% 54.8%
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WOMENS REPRESENTATIVES INDEX (2020)
  • BUYU ROZAAH AKINYI – KISUMU County 61.5% 61.5%
  • WANGA GLADYS ATIENO NYASUNA – HOMA BAY County 61.0% 61.0%
  • OBO RUWEIDA MOHAMED – LAMU County 60.0% 60.0%
  • LESHOOMO MAISON – SAMBURU County 59.1% 59.1%
  • MUMO ROSE MUSEO – MAKUENI County 57.6% 57.6%
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GOVERNOR INDEX (2015)
  • Alfred Mutua – Machakos County 79.4% 79.4%
  • Ken Lusaka – Bungoma County 77.6% 77.6%
  • Josphat Nanok – Turkana County 73.9% 73.9%
  • Simon Kitelei – West Pokot County 72.5% 72.5%
  • Moses Akaranga – Vihiga County 71.9% 71.9%
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SENATOR INDEX (2015)
  • John Lonyangapuo – West Pokot County 74.5% 74.5%
  • Gideon Mbuvi Kioko “Sonko” 67.3% 67.3%
  • Moses Wetangula – Bungoma County 67.1% 67.1%
  • Kipchumba Murkomen – Elgeyo Marakwet County 64.3% 64.3%
  • Hassan Omar Hassan – Mombasa County 64% 64%
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WOMENS REPRESENTATIVES INDEX (2015)
  • Gladys Wanga – Homabay County 68.5% 68.5%
  • Maison Leshoomo – Samburu County 63% 63%
  • Joyce Wanjalah Lay – Taita Taveta County 60.4% 60.4%
  • Sabina Wanjiru Chege – Muranga County 59.8% 59.8%
  • Zainab Kalekye Chidzuga – Kwale County 59.2% 59.2%
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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% 54.2%
  • EMBU 54.2% 54.2%
  • BARINGO 51.5% 51.5%
  • VIHIGA 51.1% 51.1%
  • NYERI 50.5% 50.5%
  • VIHIGA 68.00% 68.00%
  • SIAYA 64.90% 64.90%
  • NANDI 63.80% 63.80%
  • KILIFI 62.70% 62.70%
  • BARINGO 62.60% 62.60%
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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTED LEADERS APPROVAL RATING

MPS INDEX (2020)
  • JEREMIAH OMBOKO MILEMBA – Emuhaya Constituency 75.4% 75.4%
  • JOHANA NGENO KIPYEGON – Emurua Dikirr Constituency 71.4% 71.4%
  • VINCENT MUSYOKA MUSAU – Mwala Constituency 70.8% 70.8%
  • CHRISTOPHER ASEKA WANGAYA – Khwisero Constituency 70.0% 70.0%
  • PATRICK MWEU MUSIMBA – Kibwezi West Constituency 69.8% 69.8%
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MPS INDEX (2015)
  • Wilberforce Ottichilo – Emuhaya Constituency 79.9% 79.9%
  • John Waluke – Sirisia Constituency 79.8% 79.8%
  • Mary Emaase – Teso South Constituency 79.6% 79.6%
  • Kimani Ichung’wa – Kikuyu Constituency 79.4% 79.4%
  • Nicholas Gumbo – Rarieda Constituency 79.4% 79.4%
CONSOLIDATED MPS INDEX BY COUNTY (2020)
  • West Pokot County 61.9% 61.9%
  • Makueni County 61.1% 61.1%
  • Kwale County 58.9% 58.9%
  • Kakamega County 57.6% 57.6%
  • Turkana County 57.5% 57.5%
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CONSOLIDATED MPS INDEX BY COUNTY (2015)
  • VIHIGA COUNTY 70.7% 70.7%
  • THARAKA NITHI COUNTY 68.9% 68.9%
  • SIAYA COUNTY 68.4% 68.4%
  • BARINGO COUNTY 67.3% 67.3%
  • BUSIA COUNTY 65.5% 65.5%
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