This archive report was first published on 20 September 2019.
The Council of Governors has rejected a report by UK-based research firm All Africa Advisory, ranking the best and worst-performing county bosses in Kenya.
According to a statement published in local dailies on Thursday, COG chair Wycliffe Oparanya said the authors of the report failed to meet the required standards in conducting the research.
‘We would like to clarify that to date, the council of governors and counties in general did not receive the alleged questionnaire,’ the statement reads in part.
The governors further argued that the performance of counties cannot be compared as each county is unique in terms of the kind of milestones achieved and the challenges faced.
Published on Wednesday, the report ranked Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua as the best performing governor, followed by Wycliffe Oparanya (Kakamega) in second and Nairobi’s Mike Sonko.
Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu of Kiambu County was ranked the worst performing governor, followed by Cyprian Awiti of Homabay and Sospeter Ojamong of Busia County.
The survey was reportedly conducted between June and August this year and sampled 1,401 respondents across 47 counties.
The council is now demanding an ‘unequivocal apology’ from the agency for failure to comply with the requisite legal procedures, and failure to which it will seek legal redress.
