TIFA Poll: Mithika Linturi Ranked Worst Performing CS As Kithure Kindiki Takes Lead

• Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi has lost significant public confidence, receiving the lowest approval rating of just 25% in the latest TIFA survey
• Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation CS Zachary Njeru and Industry, Trade, and Enterprise Development CS Rebecca Maino follow Linturi with a D- rating
• Interior CS Kithure Kindiki remains the most trusted Cabinet member, topping the charts with an impressive 68% approval rating, followed by Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi with a C+

Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Nairobi - Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has lost Kenyans' confidence compared to other Cabinet members.

According to the latest TIFA survey conducted between April 27 and 29, Linturi ranked lowest with an E scorecard, garnering just 25% approval.

Linturi is closely followed by Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation CS Zachary Njeru and Industry, Trade, and Enterprise Development CS Rebecca Maino, who scored D- with an approval rating of 27%.

Labour and Social Protection CS Florence Bore was also given a D- rating but a better approval rating of 31%.

Despite being absent from the headlines for the wrong reasons, Energy and Petroleum CS David Chirchir's rating has improved. He got a D- with a 33% approval rating.

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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has once again topped the charts of the most trusted Cabinet member, scoring an impressive 68%, which translates to a B.

Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi came in second in the poll, garnering an overall rating of C+ and an approval rating of 59%.

Youth, Sports and the Arts CS, Ababu Namwamba, ICT and Digital Economy CS Eliud Owalo and Defence CS Adan Duale all managed a C plain.

TIFA revealed that the data used to arrive at the conclusions was collected through telephone interviews, with questions in Kiswahili and English.

During the research, TIFA took into account the level of public trust the masses have in the CS, their visibility, and how they communicate their ministry’s activities, among other attributes.

Linturi claims he's being fought for doing good job

Earlier, Linturi contended that people were fighting him for doing an excellent job in his ministry.

During a fundraiser at St.Theresa's Catholic Church in Imenti Central on April 28, Linturi implored Meru residents not to be distracted by what critics are saying about him.

He blasted critics who had attacked the Ministry of Agriculture over the fake fertiliser scandal.

Linturi asked Kenyans to ignore what was being said and wait for a dossier he would release in the course of the week.

He promised to name all the merchants who were behind the controversial fertiliser deal that has messed up hundreds of farmers across the country.

Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke