Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Wisely Rotich has been ranked among the six top-performing governors with the most impact in terms of Devolution.
This is according to Infotrak’s latest survey titled Countrytrak Performance Index 2024 which provides in-depth data on how Kenyans perceive county governments’ performance of devolved functions.
The six top-performing county bosses include Murang’a County Governor Irungu Kang’ata who received a 68 per cent rating to be ranked at number one followed by Trans Nzoia’s George Natembeya, 64 per cent, Homa Bay’s Gladys Wanga (61 per cent), and Kisumu’s Anyang’ Nyong’o (59 per cent).
Governor Wisley Rotich and his Makueni counterpart Mutula Kilonzo tied with a 57 per cent rating and rounded up the top six most performing governors in the country.
The survey, conducted between October to December 2024, sampled 36,200 Kenyans across all counties.
Infotrak factored in 12 core devolved functions; agriculture, health, education, roads & transport, energy, water, environment, trade & tourism, county planning & development and Housing.
Other top-performing governors from the North Rift include Simon Kachapin who was ranked 12th with 51 percent as well as Uasin Gishu’s Jonathan Bii who was 24th with a performance index of 45 percent.
