A new nationwide survey has ranked the bosses of Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) among Kenya's top 10 best-performing parastatal heads. The five-month study covered all 290 constituencies, interviewing 5,000 registered voters face-to-face. Respondents rated leaders on a Likert scale from 'very poor' to 'excellent'.
Henry Rithaa, CEO of the Micro and Small Enterprises Authority (MSEA), topped the list for advancing the NYOTA programme, which provided training, mentorship, and Ksh 25,000 seed capital to over 100,000 youths. A second phase will distribute another Ksh 25,000 to beneficiaries.
Mohammed Shurie of the Water Resources Authority (WRA) came second for digitising services via a customer portal and mobile app. Bruno Linyiru of the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) ranked third for strengthening regulations and cracking down on unlicensed macadamia dealers.
Others recognised include Rose Mkalama of the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) for rural electrification; Phillip Mainga of Kenya Railways for expansion plans; and Waqo Ejersa of KEMSA for supply chain reforms. Captain William Ruto, KPA managing director, was praised for modernising port operations, boosting cargo throughput, and cutting vessel turnaround times.
The Microtrack Africa survey used random multi-stage stratified sampling proportional to voter population, conducted in English and Swahili, with a ±3% margin of error at 98% confidence.
