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Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has caught up with President William Ruto in the race for the most preferred presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 General Election, according to the latest opinion poll by TIFA Research.
The survey, released on Thursday, November 12, places both Ruto and Sifuna at 31% in a significant shift in Kenyans' presidential preferences.
According to the findings, Sifuna's popularity has risen sharply from virtually no support in earlier surveys conducted between 2022 and 2025 to 31% in the latest poll, putting him level with the incumbent president.
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Ruto, meanwhile, has maintained a gradual rise in support, increasing from 18% in August 2022 to 31% in November 2026.
The findings point to a changing political landscape ahead of the next election, with several opposition figures recording declining…