Sunday, January 30, 2011

Raila still preferred Kenyan presidential candidate

Written By:Emmanuel Ntoyai

If elections were to be held in Kenya today Prime Minister Raila Odinga would be the preferred presidential candidate.

This is according to a joint poll released by Infotrak Harris Poll and Strategic Research.

The results put the premier ahead of the other frontrunners with 44.8% and 46% as per Infotrak Harris Poll and Strategic Research respectively.

Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta (13 %) and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka (10%) follow in second and third places respectively.

Gichugu MP Martha Karua comes in third with 8% while Eldoret North MP William Ruto is fifth with 7%.

The same polls show that majority of Kenyans do not support the alleged KKK alliance giving varying reasons such as the fact that the alliances would result to tribalism, violence and divide Kenyans and that the alliance is formed by those on the Hague list.

According to the polls 68% of Kenyans do not support the alliance while only 29% supporting it.

But for those who support the move, Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta is preferred by many to lead the alliance.

According to the Strategic Research Odinga is also the preferred candidate to lead the nation come 2012 with 44.8%.

He is followed by Deputy Prime minister Uhuru Kenyatta at 17.1 %, with vice president Kalonzo Musyoka coming in third with 10.5%.

Eldoret North MP William Ruto follows with 8.7 % and Martha Karua follows with 6.3%.

Other politicians who made the list include Franklin Bett and Musalia Mudavadi both with 2.2% and Internal Security minister George Saitoti at 2.1%.

Strategic Research found that 92% of people above 18 years to have been registered as voters.

Strategic Research now says it may consider extending their polls to Kenyans in the diaspora to get their views on political issues in the country.

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