Embakasi East MP Babu Owino/HANDOUT
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has emerged as the top-performing Member of Parliament in the latest CountyTrak Performance Index 2026 released by Infotrak Research and Consulting.
According to the survey findings, Babu recorded an approval rating of 80 per cent, placing him ahead of his peers in the nationwide assessment of elected leaders.
Kabuchai MP Joseph Kalasinga followed in second place with a rating of 78 per cent, while Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro ranked third at 76 per cent.
Taveta MP John Bwire also posted a 76 per cent rating, placing him among the highest-performing legislators in the survey.
The findings were released during the unveiling of the CountyTrak Performance Index 2026 at Kempinski in Nairobi.
The report provides a citizen-based assessment of the performance of Members of Parliament, Senators and Women Representatives across Kenya and is intended to offer insight into public perception of leadership and service delivery.
Others ranked among the top-performing Members of Parliament were Samburu West MP Josephine Lesuuda, Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa, Mogotio MP Reuben Kiborek, Keiyo South MP Gideon Kimaiyo Kipkoech, Belgut MP Nelson Koech and Mkurweini MP Kaguchia John Gichohi, who tied with approval ratings of 73 per cent.
Also featuring among the top performers with 70 per cent approval ratings were Aldai MP Marianne Kitany, Mumias East MP Peter Salasya, Samburu East MP Jackson Lekumontare, Wundanyi MP Danson Mwashako, Mbooni MP Erastus Kivasu Nzioka and Changamwe MP Omar Mwinyi.
The survey evaluates elected leaders using indicators linked to public service delivery, visibility, responsiveness and fulfilment of leadership expectations as perceived by residents.
Babu’s lead in the rankings places the Embakasi East legislator at the top of a list that reflects changing public sentiment toward elected leaders as consideration over development records and accountability continues to grow.
The survey was conducted between January and May 2026, covering all 47 counties, 290 constituencies and 1,450 wards, with an overall sample of 87,286 respondents.
Each county was treated as an individual universe and assigned a cluster sample ranging from 738 to 5,100 respondents, guided by the population and the number of wards in the respective counties.
The first survey was conducted between January and March 2026, involving 36,200 respondents. The second survey, involving 51,086 respondents, was conducted to increase the sample size so that each constituency had at least 300 respondents.
Within each county, sampling frames were designed using population-proportionate-to-size sampling, guided by census data and taking into account demographic characteristics such as age and gender.
Data were collected through Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI) and analysed using SPSS.
