Most Kenyans think the country is headed in the wrong direction, Infotrak poll shows

Most Kenyans think the country is headed in the wrong direction, Infotrak poll shows

Most Kenyans think that the country is headed in the wrong direction and they desire an urgent improvement of the state of affairs, an opinion poll conducted by Infotrak shows.

The results of the opinion poll, which was conducted in November 2015, showed that 53 percent of Kenyans are displeased with the direction that the country is taking.

“While the majority still think the country needs to urgently improve, it is important to note that the percentage of those feeling disgruntled with the state of affairs has reduced by nine per cent. 62 percent of Kenyans felt the country was headed in the wrong direction in 2015,” said Infotrak CEO, Angela Ambitho.

The 53 percent is, however, an improvement from the previous year where a whopping 62 percent of Kenyans said that the country was headed in the wrong direction – a change that is attributed to the reduction of terror incidents in the country.

A majority of the 44 percent that said they agreed with the direction that the country is taking were supporters of the Jubilee coalition. 4 percent said they do not know whether the country is headed in the right or wrong direction.

Corruption is the number one pain point

Corruption continues to be the leading worry for Kenyans with 31 percent of the 1800 respondents selecting it as their key concern.

The poll was conducted at the height of the National Youth Service (NYS) corruption saga, shortly after the former Cabinet Secretary for Devolution Anne Waiguru resigned from office citing health concerns. There had been pressure for the CS to quit following revelations that over Ksh791 million had been stolen from her docket.

“Kenyans are emphatic that public officials mentioned in corrupt dealing must either be prosecuted immediately, step aside forthwith or resign. Nearly no one condones public officials sitting put in office if they have been in anyway linked to corrupt cases,” explained Ms Ambitho.

17 percent of the respondents, drawn from Kenya’s 19,483,435 voter population, listed unemployment as their top concern with another 12 percent saying that the high cost of living is their biggest worry.

The opinion poll also showed that a majority of Kenyans are pessimistic about life with 47 percent saying that they are living the worst possible live; 41 percent said they are living an average life.

Only 14 percent of the respondents said they are living the best possible life.

 

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