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Many Kenyans view William Ruto as the strongest critic of Uhuru’s government- study

by Nderi Caren
In September 2022, President William Ruto appointed his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta as his peace envoy for the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa.

A study conducted by TIFA pollsters has revealed that many Kenyans view Deputy President William Ruto as a strong critic of Uhuru’s government.

In a study conducted between November 7 and 13, 36 percent of Kenyans said William Ruto has been hitting out at the government more than opposition leader Raila Odinga.

He was followed by ODM leader Raila Odinga, whom only 24 percent of Kenyans believe is the main critic of the Jubilee Government.

Many Kenyans view William Ruto as the strongest critic of Uhuru’s government, study
A study conducted by TIFA pollsters has revealed that many Kenyans view Deputy President William Ruto as a strong critic of Uhuru’s government. Photo: William Ruto/Facebook

“More Kenyans consider Deputy President William Ruto as the strongest critic of the government than the Official Leader of the Opposition who is also former PM Raila Odinga,” the study concluded.

Additionally, 40 percent of the respondents still believe the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is the official opposition party.

On the other hand, 27 percent of Kenyans believed that William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party is the official opposition party.

About 18 percent of Kenyans are not sure of who is the main critic of President Uhuru’s government while 27 percent do not know which party is the official opposition.

The poll released on Wednesday, December 15 further showed that most politicians have decamped to William Ruto’s UDA camp.

Among the current supporters of UDA, nearly two-thirds previously were aligned with the ODM and Jubilee party,

“The party suffering the most attrition in this regard is Jubilee (19 percent) followed by ODM at 13 percent,” the survey read in part.

Additionally, the poll revealed that most youths have not registered as voters ahead of the oncoming 2022 General Elections.

Only 73 percent of youths aged between 18-24 years have registered as voters.

The researchers found out that this age bracket has the least number of registered voters due to their political apathy.

A 93% voter registration turnout was witnessed among those above 35 years.

The TIFA research established the following characteristics in those who are not registered as voters;

30% lack of interest in politics
22% too busy to register (but hope to register)
14% too busy to register (no plans to register)
11% lacks ID (yet to be issued or was lost)

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