Kirinyaga Senator James Kamau Murango and the county Woman Representative Jane Njeri Maina have emerged as the best-performing leaders in their respective categories in the latest Infotrak ranking released on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

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The survey, which collected views from 87,286 respondents across all 47 counties, measured Kenyans' perceptions of their leaders rather than legislative performance or public expenditure.

According to Infotrak , Kenyans rated their leaders on a scale of one to ten, where one represented very poor performance, and ten represented excellent performance.

Under the Woman Representative category, Jane Njeri Maina of Kirinyaga led the rankings with a 67 per cent approval rating.

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She was followed by Rael Kasiwai of West Pokot with 61 per cent, while Pauline Lenguris of Samburu and Elsie Muhanda of Kakamega tied at 60 per cent.

Rose Mumo of Makueni scored 58 per cent, followed by Cecilia Ngitit of Turkana at 56 per cent, Cynthia Muge of Nandi at 55 per cent, Bensuda Osogo of Homa Bay at 54 per cent, and Irene Kasalu of Kitui together with Susan Nduyo of Tharaka Nithi, who each recorded 53 per cent.

Among Senators, Kamau Murango of Kirinyaga topped the list with a 69 per cent approval rating, beating some of the most vocal lawmakers in the upper house.

He was followed by John Methu of Nyandarua with 68 per cent, Joel Nyutu of Murang'a with 65 per cent, Samson Cherarkey of Nandi with 64 per cent, while Aaron Cheruiyot of Kericho and Edwin Sifuna of Nairobi each scored 63 per cent.

Vincent Kiprono of Baringo, Richard Onyonka of Kisii and Dan Maanzo of Makueni each attained 62 per cent, with Steve Lelegwe of Samburu rounding off the top ten at 61 per cent.

Other senators appearing in the rankings included Ali Roba (Mandera), Enoch Wambua (Kitui), Julius Murgor (West Pokot), Hillary Sigei (Bomet) and Jackson Mandago (Uasin Gishu), whose ratings ranged between 58 and 60 per cent.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke