UDA most popular party in Kajiado county as ODM leads in Nairobi – TIFA

By , K24 Digital
On Tue, 2 Aug, 2022 12:29 | 2 mins read
William Ruto at a past rally
Kenya Kwanza presidential flag bearer William Ruto at a past rally. PHOTO/(@WilliamsRuto)/Twitter

The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) is the most popular party in Kajiado County, a new survey shows.

According to the data released on Tuesday, August 2, by Trends and Insights Africa (TIFA) research firm, the William Ruto-led party is the most popular party in the county with an approval rate of 31 per cent.

Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is ranked second with 34 per cent in the popularity rating.

Jubilee Party is rated third with a 9 per cent rating while George Wajackoyah’s Roots Party came in fourth with 1 per cent.

UDA party leads in popularity in Kajiado County. PHOTO/@TifaResearch/Twitter
UDA party leads in popularity in Kajiado County. PHOTO/@TifaResearch/Twitter

29 per cent of those polled remain undecided.

The firm conducted 527 interviews between July 27 and 28, 2022 across all the constituencies in Kajiado. The poll's margin of error was plus or minus 4 per cent. 

In Nairobi, the ODM party leads in popularity with a 35 per cent approval rating followed closely by UDA at 30 per cent.

President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee party, George Wajackoyah's Roots party and the Wiper party of Kalonzo Musyoka are rated 5, 4 and 3 per cent respectively.

ODM party leads in popularity in Kajiado County. PHOTO/@TifaResearch/Twitter
ODM party leads in popularity in Kajiado County. PHOTO/@TifaResearch/Twitter

According to the study, 20 per cent of voters in the city are yet to decide on which party to associate themselves with ahead of the August polls.

Azimio maintains lead

In terms of coalition popularity, Raila's Azimio - One Kenya coalition remains the most preferred coalition in the two counties followed by Ruto's Kenya Kwanza alliance.

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