Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba has emerged as the best-performing member of the Cabinet in a new opinion poll conducted by the Centre for African Progress (CAP).
The survey, carried out between February 13 and 17, 2026, ranked Migos first with 10.2 percent approval, ahead of Tourism CS Rebecca Miano at 7.6 percent, Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi at 7.4 percent, Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen at 7.2 percent, and Trade CS Lee Kinyanjui at 7 percent.
Other top scorers included Roads CS Davis Chirchir (6.5%), Wycliffe Oparanya (6%), Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi (5.4%), Lands CS Alice Wahome (5.2%), and Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe (5%). Health CS Aden Duale followed with 4.5%, while Labour and Social Protection CS Alfred Mutua scored 4%.
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The poll placed Public Service CS Geoffrey Ruku at 3.8%, Sports CS Salim Mvurya at 3.5%, Defence CS Soipan Tuya at 3%, ICT CS William Kabogo at 2.8%, Mining CS Ali Hassan Joho at 2.5%, East African Community CS Beatrice Moe at 2.4%, Water and Sanitation CS Eric Muuga at 2.2%, Environment CS Deborah Mulongo at 1.6%, Finance CS John Mbadi at 1.2%, and Gender CS Hannah Cheptumo at 1%.
The study sampled 6,000 adults across all 47 counties, with an equal gender split of 3,000 men and 3,000 women. Respondents’ education levels were distributed as 30 percent primary, 30 percent secondary, and 40 percent college. Age groups were represented as 25 percent aged 18-30, 35 percent aged 31-45, and 40 percent aged 46 and above.
Despite the rankings, the poll revealed widespread dissatisfaction with the Cabinet. Eighty percent of respondents described cabinet secretaries as incompetent, while only 12 percent considered them competent. Another 8 percent said they had no opinion.
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On accountability, 15 percent of respondents blamed cabinet secretaries for what they termed a “lazy cabinet,” while 80 percent placed responsibility on the President. Five percent said they were unsure who to blame.
The survey also highlighted issues fueling public discontent, including the rollout of the Social Health Authority (SHA), challenges in higher education, delayed salaries for teachers and lecturers, and the plight of Kenyans abroad, particularly young men trapped in the Russia-Ukraine war.
CAP noted that the findings reflect both the performance perceptions of individual cabinet secretaries and broader frustrations with government delivery.
By Masaki Enock
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