- Opposition zones lead in those who claim country on the wrong path.
- The survey was conducted on March 8 to 9th 2024 and covered all 47 counties and eight regions of Kenya.
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Majority of Kenyans, 58 per cent, believe the country is headed in the wrong direction with those who were polled citing unemployment, over taxation and poor governance.
This is however declining from last year when 61 per cent of Kenyans who believed the country was on a wrong path.
“A majority of Kenyans 58 per cent opined the country is headed in the wrong direction,” the report reads.
“Comparatively, there is a slight drop of three per cent of those who say the country is headed in the wrong direction.”
Other reasons cited include poor governance, poverty, poor infrastructure, bad politics, poor quality of education and rampant corruption in the country.
The Infotrak Research and Consulting report released on Thursday shows only 19 per cent of those polled agreed that the country is on the right path.
The survey sample was 1,000 representing the universe of adult Kenyans who were 18 years and above at the time of the survey.
The survey was conducted on March 8 to 9, 2024 and covered all 47 counties and eight regions of Kenya.
The survey had a +-3.099 per cent margin of error with a 95 per cent degree of confidence.
According to the survey, majority of Kenyans who believe that the country is headed in the wrong direction are largely based in Azimio strongholds.
“Coastal, Nyanza and Western still recorded highest level of those who claim the country is headed in the wrong direction, on the flipside Rift Valley and Nairobi leads with the right direction,” Infotrak report indicates.
Coast region leads in the number of Kenyans who believe the country is headed in the wrong direction at 70 per cent.
Only 12 per cent of Coast residents believe the country is headed in the right direction while 13 per cent are not sure about the country's direction.
In Azimio leader Raila Odinga's Nyanza backyard, 68 per cent of residents say the country is headed in the wrong direction.
Some 12 per cent said the country is on the right path, while 14 per cent are not sure about the country's direction.
In the Western region, some 64 per cent of the respondents said the country is headed in the wrong direction while 10 per cent affirmed that things are okay.
Some 26 per cent said they do not know the direction the country is headed.
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka's Eastern base has significant apprehension with 62 per cent of the residents saying the country is headed in the wrong direction.
Some 18 per cent of the region's residents said they believe the country is headed in the right direction while 17 were not sure.
Respondents were asked what direction they believe the country is headed in.
Presidency also ranked lowest in the performance rating of key government institutions at 52 per cent coming after National Assembly which polled 52 per cent.
From the findings, the Senate ranked highest in the institutions of governance category with 69 per cent followed by Judiciary and Cabinet Secretaries all polling 67 per cent.
Opposition’s performance – according to the study report – stood at 62 per cent of those polled.