The majority of Kenyans now believe that the country is headed in the wrong direction barely six months after the new administration took charge.
A survey conducted by research firm Infortrack revealed that more than 62 percent of Kenyans believe the country is not moving in the right direction.
The survey was conducted between February 21 to 24 covering all 47 counties and 8 regions of Kenya where 2149 Kenyans were interviewed.
Those who were interviewed attributed poor governance to the current high costs of living (73 percent), high taxes 95 percent) and high unemployment rates (5 percent).
Others cited poor governance from leaders (4 percent), bad politics (3 percent), calamities such as drought and poverty, corruption, poor education quality, poor infrastructure, and unequal distribution of jobs.
However, only 22 percent of Kenyans believe that the country is headed in the right direction while 15 percent could not tell whether the country was headed in the wrong or right direction.
The new administration came into charge in September 2022 after Kenya’s President William Ruto and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua were sworn in.
However, since their swearing-in, the duo announced an end to the fuel and food subsidy that had been introduced by now-retired President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The suspension of the fuel and food subsidy saw the cost of basic food commodities rise beyond reach for the majority of Kenyans.
The President defended his end to subsidy stating that the plan was politically motivated, rather than based on economic considerations.
“The subsidy introduced was a political decision, not an economical one,” he said. He added that the electricity subsidy, which cost up to KSh 3 billion per month, was not a long-term solution to the cost of living in Kenya.
