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Poll shows William Ruto’s party has grabbed supporters of Jubilee and ODM

by Enock Ndayala

Most of the supporters of Deputy President William Ruto’s UDA party were either aligned with Jubilee or ODM party before, a latest survey has revealed.

Research conducted by TIFA between 7 November and 13 November 2021, showed more than 64 percent of supporters of the UDA party were either aligned with Jubilee party or Raila Odinga’s ODM in the 2017 General Election.

The poll which was released on Wednesday, December 15, further revealed that the ruling party of Jubilee is the one that has suffered the most in terms of losing supporters compared to its ODM counterpart.

Poll shows William Ruto’s party has grabbed supporters of Jubilee and ODM
Most of the supporters of Deputy President William Ruto’s UDA party were aligned with Jubilee and ODM party, the latest survey shows. Photo: William Ruto/Twitter.

“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.

According to the research, the decline in Jubilee and ODM support base is not surprising although at the time of the last General Election (2017) these were by far the most popular parties.

The move by William Ruto’s party to grab the majority of Jubilee and ODM supporters saw its popularity (30 percent) surpass that of Jubilee and ODM combined (19 percent).

“Over the last sixteen months, the two most dramatic changes in the popularity of political parties have been the decline of Jubilee (from 40 to 5 percent) and the rise of UDA popularity (from nothing to 30 percent) making it currently the most popular party,” the research said.

The survey however could not establish what proportions were earlier supporters of The National Alliance (TNA) and United Republican Party (URP), the two main political parties that folded to make the Jubilee party prior to the 2017 elections.

UDA, previously called the Party of Development and Reforms (PDR) was revamped in December 2020 by Ruto’s allies.

The rebranding was announced by Registrar of Political Parties (RPP) Anne Nderitu after the party changed its symbol from a bull to a wheelbarrow in line with its slogan ‘kazi ni kazi loosely translated to ‘every hustle matters’.

William Ruto has hinted at using United Democratic Alliance as his political vehicle in the 2022 General Election after being edged out in the running of the ruling Jubilee Party where he is the deputy party leader.

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