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CountyTrak 2026

Governor Performance Index

Resident-perceived performance ratings for Kenya’s 47 County Governors, drawn from the same CountyTrak 2026 survey (87,286 respondents, 47 counties, January–May 2026). For full survey methodology, devolved-function ratings and the Overall County Performance Index, see the County Functions Performance Index.

CountyTrak Governor Performance Index

Top 25 governors nationally, ranked by resident-perceived overall performance.

Top 15 Best Performing Governors

Irungu Kang'ata80%
Rank 1
Irungu Kang’ata
Murang’a
George Natembeya76%
Rank 2
George Natembeya
Trans Nzoia
Kimani Wamatangi71%
Rank 3
Kimani Wamatangi
Kiambu
Gladys Wanga66%
Rank 4
Gladys Wanga
Homa Bay
Mutula Kilonzo Jr.66%
Rank 4
Mutula Kilonzo Jr.
Makueni
Wesley Rotich65%
Rank 6
Wesley Rotich
Elgeyo Marakwet
Anyang' Nyong'o65%
Rank 6
Anyang’ Nyong’o
Kisumu
Simon Kachapin65%
Rank 6
Simon Kachapin
West Pokot
Simba Arati63%
Rank 9
Simba Arati
Kisii
Jonathan Lelelit63%
Rank 9
Jonathan Lelelit
Samburu
Patrick Ole Ntutu61%
Rank 11
Patrick Ole Ntutu
Narok
Muthomi Njuki60%
Rank 12
Muthomi Njuki
Tharaka Nithi
Anne Waiguru58%
Rank 13
Anne Waiguru
Kirinyaga
Andrew Mwadime57%
Rank 14
Andrew Mwadime
Taita Taveta
Julius Malombe56%
Rank 15
Julius Malombe
Kitui
Mohamed Adan Khalif56%
Rank 15
Mohamed Adan Khalif
Mandera
Mutahi Kahiga56%
Rank 15
Mutahi Kahiga
Nyeri
Jonathan Bii Chelilim56%
Rank 15
Jonathan Bii Chelilim
Uasin Gishu

Top Counties Ranking

Rank County Score
1
MURANG’A
HON. IRUNGU KANG’ATA
80%
2
TRANS NZOIA
HON. GEORGE NATEMBEYA
76%
3
KIAMBU
HON. KIMANI WAMATANGI
71%
4
HOMA BAY
HON. GLADYS WANGA
66%
=
MAKUENI
HON. MUTULA KILONZO JR.
66%
6
ELGEYO MARAKWET
HON. WESLEY ROTICH
65%
=
KISUMU
HON. ANYANG’ NYONG’O
65%
=
WEST POKOT
HON. SIMON KACHAPIN
65%
9
KISII
HON. SIMBA ARATI
63%
=
SAMBURU
HON. JONATHAN LELELIT
63%
11
NAROK
HON. PATRICK OLE NTUTU
61%
12
THARAKA NITHI
HON. MUTHOMI NJUKI
60%
13
KIRINYAGA
HON. ANNE WAIGURU
58%
14
TAITA TAVETA
HON. ANDREW MWADIME
57%
15
KITUI
HON. JULIUS MALOMBE
56%
=
MANDERA
HON. MOHAMED ADAN KHALIF
56%
=
NYERI
HON. MUTAHI KAHIGA
56%
=
UASIN GISHU
HON. JONATHAN BII CHELILIM
56%
19
EMBU
HON. CECILY MBARIRE
55%
=
KILIFI
HON. GIDEON MUNG’ARO
55%
=
MIGORI
HON. OCHILO AYACKO
55%
=
TURKANA
HON. JEREMIAH LOMORUKAI
55%
=
WAJIR
HON. AHMED ABDULLAHI
55%
24
MOMBASA
HON. ABDULSWAMAD NASSIR
54%
=
MACHAKOS
HON. WAVINYA NDETI
54%
=
GARISSA
HON. NATHIF JAMA
54%

Ranking Trend (2023–2026)

County/ Governor Rank Score
2023 2024 2026 2023 2024 2026
MURANG’A
HON. IRUNGU KANG’ATA
 4 1 1 64% 68% 80%
TRANS NZOIA
HON. GEORGE NATEMBEYA
 1 2 2 70% 64% 76%
KIAMBU
HON. KIMANI WAMATANGI
 29 10 3 54% 53% 71%
HOMA BAY
HON. GLADYS WANGA
 2 3 4 69% 61% 66%
MAKUENI
HON. MUTULA KILONZO JR.
 4 5 4 64% 57% 66%
ELGEYO MARAKWET
HON. WESLEY ROTICH
 8 5 6 63% 57% 65%
KISUMU
HON. ANYANG’ NYONG’O
 13 4 6 61% 59% 65%
WEST POKOT
HON. SIMON KACHAPIN
 3 12 6 67% 51% 65%
KISII
HON. SIMBA ARATI
 4 7 9 64% 55% 63%
SAMBURU
HON. JONATHAN LELELIT
 17 15 9 59% 49% 63%

Most Improved

MANDERA
HON. MOHAMED ADAN KHALIF
Rank 32→Rank 15
▲ 17 ranks
WAJIR
HON. AHMED ABDULLAHI
Rank 35→Rank 19
▲ 16 ranks
GARISSA
HON. NATHIF JAMA
Rank 38→Rank 24
▲ 14 ranks
NYANDARUA
HON. MOSES KIARIE BADILISHA
Rank 43→Rank 30
▲ 13 ranks
NANDI
HON. STEPHEN SANG
Rank 46→Rank 35
▲ 11 ranks
North Eastern governors lead the risers
Mandera (+17), Wajir (+16) and Garissa (+14) take the top three spots.
Mandera reaches the top 15
Governor Khalif climbs from 32nd to 15th.
Gains from the base
Nyandarua (43rd → 30th) and Nandi (46th → 35th) move well clear of the bottom.

Top Counties by Region

Coast

  • 1TAITA TAVETA57%
  • 2KILIFI55%
  • 3MOMBASA54%

North Eastern

  • 1MANDERA56%
  • 2WAJIR55%
  • 3GARISSA54%

Eastern

  • 1MAKUENI66%
  • 2THARAKA NITHI60%
  • 3KITUI56%

Central

  • 1MURANG’A80%
  • 2KIAMBU71%
  • 3KIRINYAGA58%

Rift Valley

  • 1TRANS NZOIA76%
  • 2ELGEYO MARAKWET65%
  • =WEST POKOT65%

Western

  • 1VIHIGA52%
  • 2BUNGOMA51%
  • 3KAKAMEGA49%

Nyanza

  • 1HOMA BAY66%
  • 2KISUMU65%
  • 3KISII63%
Central and Rift produce the podium — Kang’ata (80%), Natembeya (76%) and Wamatangi (71%) lead their regions and the country.
A 28-point spread between regions — Murang’a’s 80% in Central against Vihiga’s 52% in Western.

Top 10 Counties Through the Years

Overall County Performance Index leaders in each survey year, with the sitting governor at the time.

2015

Rank County Governor Index
1 Bungoma H.E. Kenneth Makelo Lusaka 61%
= Vihiga H.E Moses Akaranga 61%
= Machakos H.E Dr. Alfred Mutua Nganga 61%
4 Kisii H.E James Omariba Ongwae 59%
= Elgeyo Marakwet H.E ENG. Alex Tanui Tolgos 59%
= Kwale H.E Salim Mvurya Mgala 59%
= West Pokot H.E. Simon Kachapin Kitalei 59%
= Bomet H.E Isaac Ruto 59%
9 Taita Taveta H.E John M. Mruttu 58%
= Kakamega H.E Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya 58%
= Kericho H.E Dr. Paul Chepkwony Kiprono 58%
12 Murang’A H.E Mwangi wa Iria 57%
= Uasin Gishu H.E Jackson Kiplagat Mandago 57%
= Mombasa H.E Ali Hassan Joho 57%
= Busia H.E Sospeter Odeke Ojaamong 57%
= Nandi H.E Dr. Cleophas Lagat 57%

2020

Rank County Governor Index
1 Kakamega H.E Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya 57%
2 Kwale H.E Salim Mvurya Mgala 55%
= Makueni H.E Prof. Kivutha Kibwana 55%
4 West Pokot H.E John Lonyangapuo 53%
= Uasin Gishu H.E Jackson Kiplagat Mandago 53%
= Kisumu H.E. Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o 53%
7 Bungoma H.E Wycliffe Wangamati 51%
= Machakos H.E Dr. Alfred Mutua Nganga 51%
= Elgeyo Marakwet H.E ENG. Alex Tanui Tolgos 51%
= Kericho H.E Dr. Paul Chepkwony Kiprono 51%
11 Vihiga H.E. Hon. Dr. Wilber Khasilwa Ottichilo 50%
= Tharaka Nithi H.E Muthomi Njuki 50%

2023

Rank County Governor Index
1 Uasin Gishu H.E. Jonathan Bii 63%
= Elgeyo Marakwet H.E. Wisley Rotich 63%
3 Trans Nzoia H.E. Hon. George Natembeya 62%
4 Kericho H.E. Dr. Erick Kipkoech Mutai 60%
5 Nandi H.E. Stephen Kipyego Sang 59%
6 Bomet H.E. Hon. Prof. Hillary K. Barchok 55%
7 West Pokot H.E. Simon Kachapin Kitalei 54%
8 Tharaka Nithi H.E Muthomi Njuki 53%
= Nyeri H.E. Dr. Edward Mutahi Kahiga 53%
= Embu H.E. Cecily Mutitu Mbarire 53%
= Baringo H.E. Benjamin Chesire Cheboi 53%
= Kirinyaga H.E. Anne Mumbi Waiguru 53%
13 Nakuru H.E. Susan Wakarura Kihika 52%
= Kisii H.E. Hon. Paul Simba Arati 52%
= Murang’A H.E. Dr. Irungu Kang’ata 52%
= Homabay H.E. Gladys Atieno Nyasuna Wanga 52%

2024

Rank County Governor Index
1 Murang’A H.E. Dr. Irungu Kang’ata 52%
2 Homabay H.E. Gladys Atieno Nyasuna Wanga 51%
3 Trans Nzoia H.E. Hon. George Natembeya 48%
= Kirinyaga H.E. Anne Mumbi Waiguru 48%
5 Nyeri H.E. Dr. Edward Mutahi Kahiga 47%
= Kisii H.E. Hon. Paul Simba Arati 47%
= Kisumu H.E. Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o 47%
8 Uasin Gishu H.E. Jonathan Bii 46%
= Elgeyo Marakwet H.E. Wisley Rotich 46%
= Makueni H.E. Mutula Kilonzo Jr. 46%
= Bungoma H.E. Kenneth Makelo Lusaka 46%
= Kiambu H.E. Dr. Paul Kimani Wamatangi 46%
13 Lamu H.E. Issa Abdalla Timamy 45%
= Kilifi H.E. Gideon Maitha Mung’aro 45%

Governors in Context

2nd-Term Governors in the Top 25

RANK 2023 RANK 2024 RANK 2026 COUNTY GOVERNOR INDEX 2023 INDEX 2024 INDEX 2026
8 15 8 THARAKA NITHI H.E Muthomi Njuki 53% 44% 48%
21 5 10 KISUMU H.E. Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o 50% 47% 47%
8 5 10 NYERI H.E. Dr. Mutahi Kahiga 53% 47% 47%
8 3 13 KIRINYAGA H.E. Anne Mumbi Waiguru 53% 48% 46%
5 36 13 NANDI HE. Stephen Sang 59% 40% 46%

Repeat (Non-Consecutive) Governors in the Top 25

RANK 2023 RANK 2024 RANK 2026 COUNTY GOVERNOR INDEX 2023 INDEX 2024 INDEX 2026
21 8 19 BUNGOMA H.E. Ken Lusaka 50% 46% 45%
29 13 23 LAMU H.E. Issa Timamy 48% 45% 44%

Women-Led Counties in the Top 25

RANK 2026 COUNTY GOVERNOR INDEX 2026
4 HOMA BAY H.E Gladys Wanga 49%
13 KIRINYAGA H.E Anne Waiguru 46%
13 EMBU H.E Cecily Mbarire 46%
13 KWALE H.E Fatuma Achani 46%
23 NAKURU H.E Susan Kihika 44%
23 MACHAKOS H.E. Wavinya Ndeti 44%

Frontier Counties in the Top 25

RANK 2026 COUNTY GOVERNOR INDEX 2026
13 WEST POKOT H.E. Simon Kachapin 46%
19 SAMBURU H.E. Jonathan Lelelit 45%

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