President Mwai Kibaki and first lady Lucy Kibaki leads Presidents from 3rd left Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, Paul Kagame of Rwanda of Ahmed Abdalla Sambi of Comoros and Omar al Bashir of Sudan during the historic promulgation of the constitution at the Uhuru park August 27, 2010. Photo/FILE
By LUCAS BARASA
Posted Thursday, July 28 2011 at 12:11
Posted Thursday, July 28 2011 at 12:11
The Government’s performance rating has dropped significantly since the promulgation of the Constitution as it grapples with the challenges facing its implementation.
The two Principals performance rating in the eyes of the public has also plummeted by 10 percentage points.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga still leads in presidential polls with 30 per cent of 1000 people interviewed by TNS RMS research firm saying they would vote for him if elections were held today, followed by Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta (18 per cent), Eldoret North MP William Ruto (10 per cent) and Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka (8 per cent).
The polls released by TNS RMS chief executive for East Africa, Mellissa Baker, showed five per cent of respondents preferred Gichugu MP Martha Karua, while Saboti MP Eugene Wamalwa attracted four per cent.
The poll shows that Kenyans are losing faith in their leaders, with government performance dropping from 53 per cent in September last year to the current 33 per cent.
However, Central province has highly rated the government's performance with the rest of the provinces rating it as good.
In Nairobi, Nyanza, Eastern and Western the government scored less than 30 per cent and Ms baker said “if it was sitting for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination it would garner a D minus in the provinces.”
Mr Raila Odinga would score a D plus while President Mwai Kibaki would get a C plain.
“Kenyan’s view of the government has been going down since October 2010 after the referendum, and with the high cost of living the story is not about to change anytime soon as we head into the next elections,” Ms Baker said at the organisation office in Westlands, Nairobi.
While the youth aged between 25-34 years gave the Government 49 per cent in March 2011, the score now stands at 25 per cent a trend only witnessed after the post–election violence.
The two Principals witnessed a drop in rating in their backyards with President Kibaki 12 points in Central since March while Mr Odinga lost 19 points in Nyanza.
The poll showed the country should be prepared for a runoff in next elections as none of the current presidential aspirants got the required 50 per cent plus one votes.
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