Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir is the worst-performing CS in President William Ruto’s Cabinet, according to the TIFA report.
In a statement released on Wednesday, December 13, Chirchir scored 19 percent while Gender CS Aisha Jumwa was ranked second last with 23 percent.
According to the report, Davis Chirchir was ranked as the worst performing CS considering the way he was struggling with addressing issues of increased fuel prices and power outages in the country.
Three third worst CSs are Njuguna Ndung’u (National Treasury), Zachariah Njeru (Water) and Alice Wahome (Lands) who scored 24 percent.
At the same time, Labour CS Florence Bore scored 25 percent, Trade’s Rebecca Miano (27 percent), Public Service’s Moses Kuria (27 percent), EAC’s Peninah Malonza (27 percent and Cooperatives Development’s Simon Chelugui (31 percent).
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TIFA explained that the ratings for cabinet secretaries were based on the public’s awareness of the CSs, and whether Kenyans believe they have ability to deliver on their key mandates.
The CSs were also rated based on their individual capability to effectively communicate about activities within their Ministries.
During the survey, TIFA reported that Kenyans also raised concern about CSs commitment in addressing challenges in their dockets as well as their honesty in relaying information to the public.
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On the other hand, Interior CS Kithure Kindiki was ranked as the best performing with 65 percent, followed by Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi with 62 percent rating.
Education’s Ezekiel Machogu had 58 percent, Transport’s Kipchumba Murkomen (57 percent) and Health’s Susan Nakhumincha scored 57 percent.
The report also showed that 84 percent of respondents agreed that Kenya’s economy was worse than it had been a year ago, while 7 percent confirmed that the economy had improved.
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Meanwhile, 87 percent of the respondents stated that they were forced to reduce their personal expenditure due to the high cost of living in the country.
Most of the respondents said they had cut spending on transport, clothing and entertainment due to the high cost of living.
