The High cost of living and unemployment remain the most pressing issues for Kenyans, this is according to the latest survey by research firm Infotrak.
In the new poll released on Thursday, the two issues rank 40 and 36 per cent respectively.
The two are followed by access to quality and affordable education at 31%, SHIF/SHA issues at 27%, Corruption at 25% and over taxation at 20% to close the top six issues.
Transport, Infrastructure and Roads came in seventh at 15% while access to quality and affordable healthcare 13%, closing issues that ranked above 10%.
Other issues raised are Extra-judicial killings, Insecurity/crime, Empowerment of youth, Cost of doing business, Poverty reduction, Access to clean water and Cost of farm inputs.
Also in the list are women's empowerment, equal distribution of resources, student protests, public participation, drug and substance abuse, alcoholism, ethnicity/tribalism, environmental conservation, and disaster management.
The poll was conducted between August 13 and August 14, 2025, using quantitative interviews done through Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI).
A total of 2,400 respondents representing adult Kenyans (18-years and above) were interviewed. The sampling frame was designed using a Population Proportionate to size guided by the 2019 Census.
It has a margin error of +/-2%.
The survey covered all the 47 counties and 8 regions of Kenya.
Data was processed and analyzed using SPSS 27 statistical software due to its high accuracy and reliability.
