Senate ranking turns tables on governors long seen as top performers

The Kenyan Senate has launched a new fiscal performance index that ranks counties based on objective financial management data rather than public opinion. The report reveals that several governors previously perceived as underperformers are actually managing public funds effectively.
Speaker of the Senate Amason Kingi and director Parliamentary Budget Office Martin Masinde display a booklet of a county fiscal performance measurement index during the official launch at Main Parliament on August 6, 2026 /DOUGLAS OKIDDY A new Senate ranking of counties based on actual fiscal performance rather than public perception has upended the long-held narrative about the country’s best-performing governors.
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