Poll: Senator Sakaja Most Preferred Nairobi Gubernatorial Candidate, Ahead of Igathe

Senator Johnson Sakaja is the most preferred candidate for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat, a new opinion poll conducted by Trends and Insights Africa (TIFA) shows.

Sakaja, who is eyeing the seat on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket, would garner 23 percent of votes cast if elections were held today.

He is closely followed by the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition flagbearer Polycarp Igathe with 15 percent of the votes.

Businessman Richard Ngatia, who stepped down from the race in favor of Igathe, was third with three percent while independent candidate Agnes Kagure was supported by only one percent of the respondents.

The poll conducted in April also shows that 53 percent of Nairobi residents are still undecided on their preferred gubernatorial candidate, less than 100 days before the general election.

In the Senatorial contest, 19 percent of respondents said they would vote for ODM secretary-general Edwin Sifuna while six percent support former Starehe MP Bishop Margaret Wanjiru of UDA.

27 percent of those interviewed named incumbent Esther Passaris as their preferred Woman Representative candidate while 6 percent prefer Millicent Omanga of UDA. The poll shows that 63 percent of respondents are undecided as far as the Nairobi Woman representative race is concerned.

With 42 percent support, the Raila Odinga-led Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition is the most popular alliance in Nairobi ahead of Deputy President William Ruto-led Kenya Kwanza Alliance (22 percent).

In the Presidential race, Odinga leads with 41 percent of the vote followed by Ruto at 26 percent while 32 percent remain undecided.

The poll was conducted through telephone and face-to-face interviews and involved 649 respondents aged 18 years and above.