INFOTRAK COUNTYTRAK INDEX RELEASE 2023

CountyTrak 2023 · InfoTrak Research & Consulting

CountyTrak Performance Index 2023

Kenya’s Citizens’ Scorecard of county government performance across twelve devolved functions — covering all 47 counties, 290 constituencies and 1,450 wards. Conducted July – August 2023.

47
Counties
290
Constituencies
1,450
Wards
36,200
Respondents

The CountyTrak Methodology

About the Index

This Index is the first of its kind and magnitude in Kenya. It provides the county governments and other interested stakeholders with robust statistics by ward on the perception of county residents over county governments’ performance of the devolved functions.

Data Collection

Conducted between July – August 2023 across all 47 counties, 290 constituencies and 1,450 wards, with an overall sample of 36,200. Each county was treated as an individual universe with a cluster sample ranging from 600 to 2,000 respondents, guided by population and ward count.

Sampling frames were designed using population proportionate to size, guided by census data, and catered for demographics such as age and gender. Data was collected through Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI) and analysed using SPSS.

Scope & Scoring

The CountyTrak tool covered twelve core functions with thirty-three key performance indicators, plus five approval-rating questions, each scored on a 1–10 Likert scale where 1 was very poor and 10 was excellent.

The mean was computed for each KPI sub-indicator, and the Overall County Performance Index (CSI) was then computed as the average of those KPI means.

Functions Covered

AgricultureHealthEducationRoads & TransportEnergyWater ManagementEnvironment & Natural ResourcesTrade & TourismCounty Planning & DevelopmentHousing, Lands & SettlementCulture & SportsSocial Services

Also covered: Public Participation, and access-related “other” indicators — curbing access to hard drugs and pornography, service availability in-ward, and corruption prevention.

Status of the County

Focusing on development, how would you compare your county of residence now and before the introduction of devolution in 2013?

70%

Better than before — 70%
Worse than before — 21%
Same as before — 9%
County Better Than Before Worse Than Before Same As Before

Comparison of Current & Previous County Government

Still on the same issue of development, how would you compare the current county government and the last county government (2017–2023)?

49%

Better than the previous government — 49%
Worse than the previous government — 32%
Same as the previous government — 20%
County Better Than Before Worse Than Before Same As Before

Functions Ranking

National average score by devolved function, highest to lowest.

Agriculture

Top counties, regional breakdown, and most-improved · national average 51%

Top Counties Ranking

Full county-by-county scores. Counties tied on score share a rank.

Rank County Score
Regional Averages

Average score by Kenya’s eight regions.

Top 3 Counties by Region
Rank County Score
Most Improved Counties

Health

Top counties, regional breakdown, and most-improved · national average 49%

Top Counties Ranking

Full county-by-county scores. Counties tied on score share a rank.

Rank County Score
Regional Averages

Average score by Kenya’s eight regions.

Top 3 Counties by Region
Rank County Score
Most Improved Counties

Education

Top counties, regional breakdown, and most-improved · national average 55%

Top Counties Ranking

Full county-by-county scores. Counties tied on score share a rank.

Rank County Score
Regional Averages

Average score by Kenya’s eight regions.

Top 3 Counties by Region
Rank County Score
Most Improved Counties

Roads & Transport

Top counties, regional breakdown, and most-improved · national average 51%

Top Counties Ranking

Full county-by-county scores. Counties tied on score share a rank.

Rank County Score
Regional Averages

Average score by Kenya’s eight regions.

Top 3 Counties by Region
Rank County Score
Most Improved Counties

Energy

Top counties, regional breakdown, and most-improved · national average 49%

Top Counties Ranking

Full county-by-county scores. Counties tied on score share a rank.

Rank County Score
Regional Averages

Average score by Kenya’s eight regions.

Top 3 Counties by Region
Rank County Score
Most Improved Counties

Trade & Tourism

Top counties, regional breakdown, and most-improved · national average 46%

Top Counties Ranking

Full county-by-county scores. Counties tied on score share a rank.

Rank County Score
Regional Averages

Average score by Kenya’s eight regions.

Top 3 Counties by Region
Rank County Score
Most Improved Counties

Housing, Lands & Settlement

Top counties, regional breakdown, and most-improved · national average 45%

Top Counties Ranking

Full county-by-county scores. Counties tied on score share a rank.

Rank County Score
Regional Averages

Average score by Kenya’s eight regions.

Top 3 Counties by Region
Rank County Score
Most Improved Counties

Water Management

Top counties, regional breakdown, and most-improved · national average 49%

Top Counties Ranking

Full county-by-county scores. Counties tied on score share a rank.

Rank County Score
Regional Averages

Average score by Kenya’s eight regions.

Top 3 Counties by Region
Rank County Score
Most Improved Counties

Environment

Top counties, regional breakdown, and most-improved · national average 50%

Top Counties Ranking

Full county-by-county scores. Counties tied on score share a rank.

Rank County Score
Regional Averages

Average score by Kenya’s eight regions.

Top 3 Counties by Region
Rank County Score
Most Improved Counties

Culture & Sports

Top counties, regional breakdown, and most-improved · national average 50%

Top Counties Ranking

Full county-by-county scores. Counties tied on score share a rank.

Rank County Score
Regional Averages

Average score by Kenya’s eight regions.

Top 3 Counties by Region
Rank County Score
Most Improved Counties

Social Services

Top counties, regional breakdown, and most-improved · national average 48%

Top Counties Ranking

Full county-by-county scores. Counties tied on score share a rank.

Rank County Score
Regional Averages

Average score by Kenya’s eight regions.

Top 3 Counties by Region
Rank County Score
Most Improved Counties

County Planning

Top counties, regional breakdown, and most-improved · national average 49%

Top Counties Ranking

Full county-by-county scores. Counties tied on score share a rank.

Rank County Score
Regional Averages

Average score by Kenya’s eight regions.

Top 3 Counties by Region
Rank County Score
Most Improved Counties

Public Participation

Top counties, regional breakdown, and most-improved · national average 45%

Top Counties Ranking

Full county-by-county scores. Counties tied on score share a rank.

Rank County Score
Regional Averages

Average score by Kenya’s eight regions.

Top 3 Counties by Region
Rank County Score
Most Improved Counties

Overall CountyTrak Performance Index (CSI)

The composite ranking across all twelve functions · national average 49%

Top Counties Ranking

Full county-by-county scores. Counties tied on score share a rank.

Rank County Score
Regional Averages

Average score by Kenya’s eight regions.

Top 3 Counties by Region
Rank County Score
Most Improved Counties

Sample Distribution by County

Cluster sample size and margin of error for all 47 counties

CountyTrak sample size (n) and margin of error at 95% confidence, by county.

County Sample (n) Margin of Error (±, 95% CI)

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