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Ruto and Gachagua score D in latest InfoTrak poll

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua (left), President William Ruto and the new Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Charles Muriu Kahariri during the burial of Chief of Defence Forces General Francis Ogolla in Siaya County on April 21, 2024. (Photo: PCS)

By Maureen Kinyanjui | Monday, June 10, 2024

The deputy president scored 42 per cent on communicating to Kenyans what they are doing and on competency.

President William Ruto and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua have scored grade D in their performances, as shown by InfoTrak's latest opinion poll.

The poll, which was released on Monday, revealed that on communicating to Kenyans what they are doing, the President had a mean grade of 48 per cent, while on competency and ability to deliver on his tasks, he scored 47 percent.

On addressing issues affecting Kenyans, Ruto scored 45 percent, while on improving how things are done in his office, he garnered 44 per cent.

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His deputy, on the other hand, scored 42 per cent on communicating to Kenyans what they are doing and on competency.

On addressing issues affecting Kenyans, Gachagua scored 41 per cent, a similar score to improving how things are done in his office.

At the same time, the poll revealed that Kenyans are dissatisfied with the work done by key government institutions, including the judiciary and parliament.

The Judiciary scored 46 per cent which equals a D grade, which is the same as the Parliament (the National Assembly and Senate), which scored 42 per cent.

The opposition was also included in the survey and was ranked with a D grade of 47 per cent.

In a similar poll released in May this year, the Judiciary scored a B of 67 per cent while Parliament had a score of C (53 per cent) and the opposition dropped from a B of 62 per cent.

From the latest survey, the margin error was + or - 2.5 with the degree of confidence being 95 per cent.

The survey achieved a sample size of 1,700 respondents to represent the universe of adult Kenyans who were 18 years of age and above at the time of the survey.

InfoTrak conducted the survey from May 23–29 across all 47 counties and 8 regions of Kenya through computer-assisted telephone interviews.

Last Friday, a survey by Infotrak showed that a majority of Kenyans remain pessimistic about the impact of the bill on the current state of the economy, with only 13 per cent they believe the bill carries good fortune.

A majority of those polled said that the country is headed in the wrong direction, with key concerns being the high cost of living, punitive taxes, and unemployment, even as the National Assembly Finance Committee continues to gather public views on the Finance Bill 2024.