The majority of Kenyans cited bad politics and poor governance as the main reasons they believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, a new poll shows.
The poll by Infortrak Research and Consulting said 64 per cent of the respondents named bad politics and poor governance as the reason for their stand.
The study added that 43 per cent of the respondents said the high cost of living was their reason to believe the country is headed in the wrong direction.
Other reasons were unemployment (22 per cent), rampant corruption (19 per cent), poor infrastructure (12 per cent), poverty (nine per cent), tribalism (eight per cent), extrajudicial killings ( seven per cent) and poor quality of education (five per cent).
Additional reasons were state abductions, lack of cohesion and unequal distribution of resources (four per cent each), insecurity (two per cent), wrong societal values (two per cent), protests (two per cent), poor healthcare (one per cent), impeachment of Deputy President (one per cent) and new university funding model (0.2 per cent).
The opinion poll was conducted on October 9 through Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI).
The margin of error was ±3.099 per cent at 95 per cent degree of confidence. The survey covered all the eight regions of Kenya.
To ensure national representativeness, the distribution of the survey sample across the regions was proportionately allocated.
The study noted that a majority of Kenyans (73 per cent) believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, an increase from 50 per cent recorded in September.
The regions that had the highest rating in reporting that the country is headed in the wrong direction are Nairobi (78 per cent), North Eastern (77 per cent), Central and Eastern each at (76 per cent), and Rift Valley at (72 per cent).
A significant percentage of both males (73 per cent) and females (73 per cent) noted that the country is headed in the wrong direction.
In May 2024, 63 per cent said the country is headed in the wrong direction.