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Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has emerged as the opposition's most preferred presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 General Election, according to Swiss Poll International survey.
Per the findings released Saturday, November 14, Kalonzo polls 28% in overall presidential preference against President William Ruto's 37%.
The survey, which covered 4,113 respondents drawn from Kenya's eight former provinces, placed Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna third at 15%, while Jubilee Party Fred Matiang'i and former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua each polled 6%.
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro trailed at 4%, with 3% of respondents undecided and 1% backing other candidates. Swiss Poll cautioned that the figures reflect "present reported preference, not a projected result."
When respondents were asked to pick their preferred opposition flagbearer, Kalonzo pulled well clear of the field with 45%. Sifuna came second at 28%, a gap of 17 percentage points, while Matiang'i polled 11%, Gachagua 9% and Nyoro 4%.
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The result positions the former Vice-President as the dominant opposition figure heading into the election cycle.
Taken together, the five opposition figures tested in the overall question accumulated 59% of presidential preference against Ruto's 37%, though Swiss Poll did not…
