A new study has revealed that 37 percent of Kenyans are satisfied that the Kenya Kwanza government are taking the country in the right direction.
The study conducted by Trends and Insights for Africa (TIFA) research released on Friday states that 48 percent of Kenyans are unsatisfied with the current direction the country is taking.
Most respondents who took part in the survey cited the state of the economy and leadership as key factors determining the country’s progress.
A majority 69 percent blamed the high cost of living, while 27 percent of those who said the country is in the positive direction believe the economy is stabilizing since some product prices have reportedly been reduced.
The poll had a +/- 12 percent margin of error.
The survey was conducted between March 11 to March 19 where 2065 respondents were across 9 regions of Central Rift, Coast, Lower Eastern, Mt. Kenya, Nairobi , Northern, Nyanza , South Rift and Western.
According to the survey, drought (8 percent), unemployment (6 percent), poor leadership (6 percent) and corruption (3 percent) are other factors considered by those who said the country is moving in the negative direction.
Out of the respondents who said the country was moving in the right direction, 22 percent said this was due to good leadership by President William Ruto, 7 percent said it is because of employment creation and input by development partners, while 4 percent opined that the government has addressed the drought challenge.
Only 12 percent of Kenyans did not give a substantive response of right or wrong in regard to the country's direction, while the remaining 3 percent did not know.
