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A new poll by US pollster John Zogby shows that if elections were held today, National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential candidate Raila Odinga will defeat President Uhuru Kenyatta. Raila would garner 47.4 percent of the votes cast compared to 46.7 percent for President Uhuru Kenyatta, according to John Zogby's poll commissioned by the opposition NASA.
The poll highlights that concerns about the deteriorating economy and worsening corruption under the Jubilee administration were reasons for the President’s dismal rating .
The survey was conducted between July 8 and 13 in all the 47 counties, with 42% of Kenyans saying the country was headed in the wrong direction.
“If I were the President, I would be worried, nearly 70% of Kenyans think corruption has been more rampant in the last four years including 46% of his supporters,” Zogby said.
The poll shows that 88% link corruption to the high rate of unemployment and social ills like the high cost of living.
Zogby said that 47% of undecided voters considered voting for Raila Odinga compared to 27% for President Kenyatta. Zogby vouched for the accuracy of the poll as he was involved from its conceptualization, terming his team efforts as ‘first-rate’.
“I’ve been involved in thousands of polls like this for many years in a number of countries, including Kenya, of course no poll is perfect but for those who find it convenient to dismiss these results,” Zogby added.
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The opinion poll might be right but its hard for them to sample people who live in the rural areas without mobile phones.The turnout in central and rift valley will be huge. Jubilee will get votes from kilifi kwale Baringo and kisii counties.Most likely there will be a run off between Uhuru and Raila. However i think uhuru will carry the day.
"A new poll by US pollster John Zogby shows that if elections were held today, National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential candidate Raila Odinga will defeat President Uhuru Kenyatta. Raila would garner 47.4 percent of the votes cast compared to 46.7 percent for President Uhuru Kenyatta, according to John Zogby's poll commissioned by the opposition NASA."
Lies! Lies! Lies! and sensationalism at it's best.
The POLL WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE OPPOSITION Nasa!
Fake polls! Look at the voter numbers distribution: 5.6 million GEMA votes + 2.6 Kalenjin votes as starting point for Jubilee vs 2.2 million luo votes + 1.9 million Mudavadi votes + 2.0 million Kalonzo votes. That is 8.2 million Jubilee starting point vs 6.1 million Nasa starting point.
Jubilee will win no matter what fake pollstars stay. The election will be won by voter numbers not opinion polls. Jubilee wins
The Strongest and most vital issue that is going to be on the ballot box on 8/8/17 is PEACE.Kenyans know how valuable this Peace and Stability is.They look at their neighborhood countries.Chaos in Somalia.Chaos in South Sudan.Nobody can ever forget the chaos that happened in Rwanda.Uganda also had chaos for quite sometime.Kenyans know that it is UHURUTO have been working hard to maintain the Peace in Kenya.Kenyans know that they cannot trust Ojinga with Peace in Kenya.Kenyans know that on august 8th the person they can trust with Peace in Kenya is UHURU and RUTO. Therefore the majority of Kenyans are going to vote for Jubilee and UHURU as president.
Polls by USA based firm? What do they know about Kenya? They just cooked numbers given to them by NASA, but at least it makes NASA principles to feel good that they are ahead, even though delusional...
This election is going to be won by turnout.I believe we shall have better turn out in Jubilee Strongholds.For example in Kiambu and Central.Also in Rift Valley.Kalenjins are going to vote strongly for Jubilee because,they are not going to allow themselves to be divided by the opposition.Kenyans know that the Jubilee Party is the right path for the country.NASA folks would only take the country in the wrong direction.