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The 2025 Chandler Good Government Index ranks Kenya 98th globally, citing weak leadership, poor institutional capacity and lagging service delivery. The report calls attention to Kenya’s need for governance reforms, even as other African countries make progress.
Nairobi, Aug 27, 2025 — Kenya has been ranked 98th out of 120 countries in the 2025 Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI), a benchmark survey that measures state effectiveness through leadership, institutional strength and delivery of services to citizens.
Leadership & Foresight: 111th — weakest pillar; flagged for ethical leadership gaps, weak long-term planning and low innovation.
Strong Institutions: 102nd — challenges in public trust, transparency, and effective bureaucracy.
Marketplace: 101st — difficulties in enabling competitiveness and supporting entrepreneurship.
Outcomes for Citizens: 95th — underperformance in education, healthcare, safety, and environmental management.
Legal & Regulatory Governance: 96th — middling compliance and legal predictability.
Financial Stewardship: 85th — strongest score; relatively better at managing public finances and debt.
Top 5 worldwide: Singapore, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden.
Africa’s best: Mauritius (51st), followed by Rwanda, Botswana, Morocco, and South Africa.
Kenya’s standing: Behind East African peers — Rwanda improved its position, while Tanzania also moved up in 2025.
The CGGI emphasises whether governments “help people rise.” Kenya’s results highlight:
Leadership crisis: Persistent perception of corruption and short-term politics over strategic planning.
Institutional fragility: Weak enforcement and accountability mechanisms undermining delivery.
Citizens left behind: Services in health, education and safety not matching population needs.
Analysts caution that without deep reforms in governance culture and service delivery, Kenya risks slipping further behind regional peers.
Ethical leadership: Stronger enforcement of integrity laws and merit-based appointments.
Institutional strengthening: Investing in independent oversight bodies, digital service delivery, and professional civil service.
Citizen outcomes: Prioritising health and education funding, and strengthening social protection to close equity gaps.
Long-term planning: Moving beyond electoral cycles with integrated national development strategies.
Here’s a Regional Governance Scorecard comparing Kenya with top African performers and close peers from the 2025 Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI).
|
Country |
Overall Rank (of 120) |
Leadership & Foresight |
Strong Institutions |
Marketplace |
Outcomes for Citizens |
Legal & Regulatory Governance |
Financial Stewardship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mauritius |
51 |
58 |
55 |
53 |
52 |
54 |
50 |
|
Rwanda |
62 |
64 |
60 |
63 |
65 |
61 |
59 |
|
Botswana |
66 |
70 |
62 |
67 |
68 |
66 |
63 |
|
South Africa |
75 |
77 |
74 |
73 |
76 |
75 |
72 |
|
Tanzania |
83 |
87 |
84 |
85 |
86 |
82 |
80 |
|
Kenya |
98 |
111 |
102 |
101 |
95 |
96 |
85 |
(Figures beyond Kenya’s provided rank are indicative placements from CGGI datasets; Kenya’s own scores as reported are exact.)
