Cord enjoys support of youth: Poll

By NATION REPORTER  ( email the author)

Posted  Tuesday, February 19  2013 at  21:02

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• The survey by Infotrak shows that Mr Odinga and his running mate Kalonzo Musyoka enjoy 58 per cent support of youth aged 18 to 20 compared to Mr Kenyatta and his running mate Mr William Ruto, who have a 32 per cent support from the same age group.

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Voters aged over 51 prefer Jubilee alliance presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta while Cord’s Raila Odinga is mainly supported by the youth, a latest opinion poll shows.

The survey by Infotrak shows that Mr Odinga and his running mate Kalonzo Musyoka enjoy 58 per cent support of youth aged 18 to 20 compared to Mr Kenyatta and his running mate Mr William Ruto, who have a 32 per cent support from the same age group.

A separate opinion poll by Strategic Research shows that Prof James ole Kiyiapi’s Restore and Build Kenya and Ms Martha Karua’s Narc-Kenya enjoy the biggest women support at 62 per cent and 60 per cent.

Jubilee has 57.2 per cent from male voters, Cord 60.5 per cent, Amani 57.9 per cent and Eagle 61.4 per cent.

Prof Kiyiapi enjoys greater support from women with 85.7 per cent against 14.3 per cent of men according to the poll.

Amani coalition candidate Musalia Mudavadi’s greatest support of eight per cent comes from voters aged 31-35, according to Infotrak. Mr Peter Kenneth’s Eagle alliance’s greatest support, according to the poll, comes from the 18-24 age group at 25.7 per cent.