75% of Kenyans say county governments serve them better than in the era before devolution, according to a survey by Infotrak that covered the devolved units over the last 11 years.
Service delivery by counties ranks education top at 50.1%; environment and natural resources comes second at 47.9% as energy placed third at 44.6%.
According to the Infotrak survey: Murang'a County has for the second successive year been ranked best-performing county at 54%; Kiambu came second at 52% as Trans Nzoia comes third at 50%. The survey also placed Murang'a Governor Irungu Kang'ata best-performing county boss at 80%; Trans Nzoia's George Natembeya placed second with 76%, with Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi coming in third at 71%. Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga placed fourth.
The survey was conducted between January and May 2026 covering all the 47 counties, 290 constituencies and 1,450 wards with an overall sample of 36,200.
