- According to a survey by Timely Kenya on governance and leadership, Godfrey Osotsi was ranked first with 84.5%
- Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna came in third, and Meru senator Kathuri Murungi came in fourth with 83% and 81%, respectively
- This survey ranked 24 Azimio senators as doing well compared to their Kenya Kwanza counterparts
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Nairobi - Vihiga senator Godfrey Osotsi and his Homa Bay counterpart Moses Kajwang' have been ranked as the best-performing senators as the Senate breaks to a long recess and is expected to return in February 2024.
The two lawmakers will go to recess shoulder-high after ranking top during this concluded session.
According to a survey by Timely Kenya on governance and leadership, Osotsi was ranked first with 84.5%. Kajwang' came in second with 83%
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Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna came in third, and Meru senator Kathuri Murungi came in fourth with 83% and 81%, respectively.
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This survey ranked 24 Azimio senators as doing well compared to their Kenya Kwanza counterparts.
| Number | Senator | County | Percentage |
| 1. | Godfrey Osotsi | Vihiga | 84.50% |
| 2. | Moses Otieno Kajwang' | Homa Bay | 83.90% |
| 3. | Edwin Sifuna | Nairobi | 83.00% |
| 4. | Kathuri Murungi | Meru | 81.10% |
| 5. | Ledama Olekina | Narok | 70.00% |
| 6. | Aron Cheruiyot | Kericho | 77.20% |
| 7. | Boni Khalwale | Kakamega | 74.00% |
| 8. | Enock Wambua | Kitui | 74.00% |
| 9. | Okong'o Omogeni | Nyamira | 73.90% |
| 10. | Eddy Gicheru Oketch | Migori | 73.80% |
| 11. | Okiya Omtata | Busia | 73.50% |
| 12. | John Methu | Nyandarua | 68.00% |
| 13. | Ali Roba | Mandera | 67.70% |
| 14. | Danson Mungatana | Tana River | 67.10% |
| 15. | Fatuma Dullo | Isiolo | 64.00% |
| 16. | Stewart Madzayo | Kilifi | 64.00% |
| 17. | Samson Cherargei | Nandi | 55.90% |
| 18. | Karungo Thang'wa | Kiambu | 55.00% |
| 19. | Hillary Sigei | Bomet | 52.20% |
| 20. | Hamida Kibwana | Nominated | 51.90% |
| 21. | Mohamed Chute | Marsabit | 51.00% |
| 22. | James Murango | Kirinyaga | 50.50% |
| 23. | Peris Tobiko | Nominated | 50.10% |
| 24. | Tabitha Mutinda | Nominated | 50.00% |
The firm's CEO, Rozalia Tadeusz, told TUKO.co.ke that the survey was based on 80% plenary contributions and 20% ground visibility.
"The Senate Harsand (plenary)and committees as well as voters rating," Rozalia said.
The sampling method was computer-assisted telephone interviews, and the sample size was 10,300 across the 47 counties.
The date of sampling was between November 21 and December 1.
TUKO.co.ke previously reported that Timely Kenya released a survey based on the performance of the 47 county governors.
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Tadeusz told TUKO.co.ke that the survey was done between September 1, 2023, and September 9, 2023, and was based on the governor's one-year scorecard.
It covered a sample size of 2,043 respondents across the former eight (8) provinces, with Kenyans aged over 18 years being contacted through a phone call.
"The medium of data collection was through computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)," Tadeusz said.
According to Tadeusz, the questions posed included how the respondents rate the performance of their governor out of 100%, the number of flagship projects they can identify in their counties since September 2022, and if they are satisfied with the appointments made by the governors.
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