Uhuru leads Raila, new Ipsos poll
shows
By Mac Otani For Citizen Digital
Published on 23 July 2017
Uhuru and Raila at a past event.
If elections were held today, President Uhuru
Kenyatta would garner 47 percent of the total
votes cast, while opposition NASA presidential
candidate Raila Odinga would get 43 percent.
This is according poll released by research firm
IPSOS which shows 61 percent of Kenyans
feel the country is heading in the wrong
direction while only 27 percent believe Kenya
is on the right path.
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Despite these negative sentiments, the poll
shows 53 percent of Kenyans approve of
President Kenyatta’s performance in
government while 41 percent disapprove.
The opinion poll was conducted from July 3rd
to 12th this year and a total of 2,209 people
were interviewed.
CONFIDENCE LEVELS
The IPSOS poll shows 40 percent of Kenyans
have confidence in the Head of State while 39
percent trust NASA flag-bearer Raila Odinga.
Kenyans showed almost similar levels of
confidence in the leading presidential
candidates running mates with 33 percent
saying they have confidence in the Deputy
President William Ruto and 34 percent in
Kalonzo Musyoka.
At the same time, 44 percent of Kenyans feel
closest to Jubilee while 42 are closest to
NASA.