Senator Johnson Sakaja is the most preferred candidate for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat, a new opinion poll conducted by Trends and Insights Africa (TIFA) shows.
Sakaja, who is eyeing the seat on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket, would garner 23 percent of votes cast if elections were held today.
He is closely followed by the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition flagbearer Polycarp Igathe with 15 percent of the votes.
Businessman Richard Ngatia, who stepped down from the race in favor of Igathe, was third with three percent while independent candidate Agnes Kagure was supported by only one percent of the respondents.
The poll conducted in April also shows that 53 percent of Nairobi residents are still undecided on their preferred gubernatorial candidate, less than 100 days before the general election.
In the Senatorial contest, 19 percent of respondents said they would vote for ODM secretary-general Edwin Sifuna while six percent support former Starehe MP Bishop Margaret Wanjiru of UDA.
27 percent of those interviewed named incumbent Esther Passaris as their preferred Woman Representative candidate while 6 percent prefer Millicent Omanga of UDA. The poll shows that 63 percent of respondents are undecided as far as the Nairobi Woman representative race is concerned.
With 42 percent support, the Raila Odinga-led Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition is the most popular alliance in Nairobi ahead of Deputy President William Ruto-led Kenya Kwanza Alliance (22 percent).
In the Presidential race, Odinga leads with 41 percent of the vote followed by Ruto at 26 percent while 32 percent remain undecided.
The poll was conducted through telephone and face-to-face interviews and involved 649 respondents aged 18 years and above.
Polls in Africa are…
Polls in Africa are meaningless because voters do not cast their votes based on ideology, candidates’ past performances, their vision for the country. or their ethics. Voters are swayed by ethnic identification which makes the likelihood of Sakaja winning in Nairobi very negligible because of the low Kalenjin population. He stands a better chance were he in Azimio because then he can play his Luhya trickle of blood and also could win sympathy from Luos. Besides that, the powers that be will not let a Ruto proxy control the heartbeat of the Kenya economy by running Nairobi.
I agree with you that polls…
I agree with you that polls don’t matter but it’s not just in Africa. American voted trump even though they know the man doesn’t have moral characteristics. He lied about the wall and Mexico will pay yet they believe him.
For Sakaja that’s a very poor percentage considering he declared his intention to run for governor three years ago. In fact Igathe is much better as he come couple months ago.
Sakaja has a dodgy face and…
Sakaja has a dodgy face and character.
Sakaja is not a trustworthy…
Sakaja is not a trustworthy character. Anyone who goes to be with thieves especially WSR should not be trusted. His interests are his own stomach but not fulfilling the promises of the Nairobians. Nairobi county should forget Sakaja and look for a fella that will serve them well.
In an interview with…
In an interview with candidate Sakaja he promised to give all Nairobi residents a Chicken each if they elect him a Governor, just as Presidential candidate Mwangi Wairia has promised to give each Kenyan farmers a cow if elected Kenyan President
This is a warning bell to…
This is a warning bell to Uhuru and associates. Betrayal of Ruto by Uhuru will have consequences. Normal humans always have a soft spot for underdog victims of betrayal, and Ruto,inspite of all his shortcomings and baggage, is poised to benefit from the sympathy vote. I can’t feel too sorry for Uhuru, but I do feel sad for the Raila, he’s the real victim.