According to a new poll by Ipsos, if the elections were held today,
Uhuru would get 40 per cent of the Presidential votes and Raila 29 per
cent.
Deputy President William Ruto would come a distant third at
six per cent, while Cord co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka would get four per
cent. The other politicians who showed interest in 2013 are all at two
per cent and below.
Ruto was Uhuru's running mate in 2013, while Kalonzo was Raila's number two, in the poll whose disputed result was settled by the Supreme Court.
Only two other potential candidates - Cord's third principal Moses Wetang’ula and the Eagle Coalition's 2013 candidate Peter Kenneth – score above two per cent.
The poll, which was commissioned by the Star and conducted between November 7 and 19, shows that 13 per cent of Kenyans are still undecided on who they would elect President.
A total of 2,058 people were interviewed face-to-face for the poll, which has a +/-2.2 per cent sampling error at a 95 per cent confidence level.
The poll shows that Uhuru's popularity has fallen from 48 per cent in August, the previous poll by Ipsos, to 40 per cent.
At the same time, Raila's popularity has risen from 23 per cent in August to 29 per cent in the current poll.
Raila and
the opposition brigade have been vocal on issues relating to governance
and corruption, to the extent of telling Uhuru to resign.
source the star
Deputy President William Ruto would come a distant third at
six per cent, while Cord co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka would get four per
cent. The other politicians who showed interest in 2013 are all at two
per cent and below.Ruto was Uhuru's running mate in 2013, while Kalonzo was Raila's number two, in the poll whose disputed result was settled by the Supreme Court.
Only two other potential candidates - Cord's third principal Moses Wetang’ula and the Eagle Coalition's 2013 candidate Peter Kenneth – score above two per cent.
The poll, which was commissioned by the Star and conducted between November 7 and 19, shows that 13 per cent of Kenyans are still undecided on who they would elect President.
A total of 2,058 people were interviewed face-to-face for the poll, which has a +/-2.2 per cent sampling error at a 95 per cent confidence level.
The poll shows that Uhuru's popularity has fallen from 48 per cent in August, the previous poll by Ipsos, to 40 per cent.
At the same time, Raila's popularity has risen from 23 per cent in August to 29 per cent in the current poll.
“The next Ipsos survey shall reveal whether this
trend will continue, or whether the actions taken by Uhuru in the period
since the survey was completed, together with whatever future measures
he implements regarding issues Kenyans consider important, will reverse
this upward trend for the opposition,” Ipsos explains.
source the star
