Ruto and Sifuna tie in popularity as preferred 2027 election winner

Ruto and Sifuna tie in popularity as preferred 2027 election winner

The pollster reported that the two top aspirants tied at 31%, while support for other presidential hopefuls continues to decline.

President William Ruto and Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna have tied in popularity as preferred winners in the 2027 General Election, a new poll by TIFA has revealed.

The pollster reported that the two top aspirants tied at 31%, while support for other presidential hopefuls continues to decline.

Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka came in third at 9%, his Jubilee counterpart Fred Matiang with 5%

, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua (4%) and Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro (1%).

All opposition candidates combined stand at 19%, which TIFA says is enough to push Sifuna right up to the 50% plus one needed to win an election if they back him.

President Ruto's support is dominant in the Central Rift (59%), Coast (40%), Northern (62%), Nyanza (35%) regions.

TIFA says that Sifuna's prominence is undisputed in Mt Kenya (32%) and Nairobi (39%), South Rift (31%) and Western (55%).

Kalonzo leads in Lower Eastern (55%), while the highest number of undecided survey respondents were in Mt Kenya (21%) and Nairobi (17%).

The results are based on household, face-to-face interviews with 2,036 randomly selected Kenyan adults (aged 18 and above) across all 47 counties.

In brief

The pollster reported that the two top aspirants tied at 31%, while support for other presidential hopefuls continues to decline. President William Ruto and Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna have tied in popularity as preferred winners in the 2027 General Election, a new poll by TIFA has revealed. President Ruto's support is dominant in the Central Rift (59%), Coast (40%), Northern (62%), Nyanza (35%) regions.

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