Poll: Majority of Kenyans Believe the Country is Headed in Wrong Direction

A new opinion poll by research company Infotrak shows that 48 percent of Kenyans believe that the country is headed in the wrong direction.

Kenyans holding this believe cited the high cost of living, corruption and high unemployment rates in the country.

While releasing the poll results in Nairobi on Sunday, Infotrak Managing Director Angela Ambitho said that 34 percent of Kenyans feel the country is on the right path while 14 percent are unsure of the nation's direction.

55 percent of those interviewed credited President Kenyatta for steering the country in the right direction.

17 percent are of the opinion that the country is on the right path as a result of efforts by both President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga, while 7 percent attributed it to the Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto.

26 percent blamed President Kenyatta for the country being headed in the wrong path while 15 percent placed the blame on all political leaders.

Unemployment (29 percent), high cost of living (21 percent), corruption (16 percent), insecurity/crime (5 percent) and food security (4 percent) were the main issues of concern to Kenyans.

On the recently unveiled 3.02 trillion budget, 58 of Kenyans said they are unsatisfied with it, 17 percent are contented, while 25 percent are still unsure.

The poll shows that Jubilee Party is the most popular political outfit with 40 percent, followed by Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party (21 percent) and Wiper (3 percent).

1048 respondents from across 24 counties were interviewed through the phone during the poll conducted in June.