Kibaki and Raila trusted

President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga are the most trusted personalities for information about the proposed constitution, a new report says.

President Kibaki is ahead of Mr Odinga by a small margin of nearly three per cent, according to Justice Minister Mutula Kilonzo.

The report by South Consulting is due to be released on Wednesday.

“The latest report surprises me a lot. But I am also sure that if the referendum were held now I will get, as a line minister, at least 40 per cent support from all registered voters and 25 per cent in at least five provinces,” exuded the minister.

Mr Kilonzo told Nation that although he will share the findings today, it was clear that the Interim Independent Electoral Commission is enjoying tremendous trust.

“That is why I am fighting for them to get money,” Mr Kilonzo said.

The media, however, tops the list as the most trusted institution on information on the proposed constitution. The trust bestowed on the two leaders and the media, surprisingly, surpasses that of Christians on religious institutions.

South Consulting, a partnership of professionals in socio-economic development sectors in the Eastern and Southern African region, releases quarterly reports on the on the coalition’s performance.

The survey further shows that the “Yes” team is likely to carry the day were the referendum to be conducted today.

But there is a huge voting bloc of Kenyans that has remained undecided largely because of the confusion from contradicting information about the document.

South Consulting says that those that are yet to decide are largely in areas where their leaders are equally undecided.

The ‘Yes’ supporters supersede the ‘No’ backers by a 27 per cent margin, the report indicates.

The lowest ‘Yes’ rating is in Rift Valley at 29 per cent but is much higher in the rest of the provinces.

Some 74 per cent of Kenyans are now aware of the contents of the proposed constitution and only one per cent are not.