NAIROBI,
KENYA: National approval of the Jubilee Government appears to be plummeting,
with the latest opinion poll revealing that most Kenyans think the country is
heading in the wrong direction.
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| President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto |
And the media remains the most
trusted institution at 68 per cent, higher even than President Uhuru Kenyatta’s
approval rating of 53 per cent, in the same opinion poll released yesterday by
Ipsos Synovate.
The study has come at a time Uhuru’s administration continues
to battle rising perception that it is unfriendly to the media and
non-governmental organisations and is doing too little to stem the growing cost
of living and insecurity.
The survey reveals that as many as six out of 10
Kenyans (or 64 per cent) believe the Jubilee Government is taking Kenya the
wrong way. That is a whole two-thirds of the people sampled in the survey. Only
a minority (29 per cent) said things are going in the right direction.
Among
issues seen to be sinking the approval ratings of the eight-month old Jubilee
regime are its failure to address the high cost of living, corruption in
government, greed among elected leaders and the increased incidences of
insecurity.
When participants in the survey were asked what they liked least
about the Jubilee regime, three out of 10 (35 per cent) said the Uhuru and
Ruto-led team has failed to address the high cost of living, while 17 per cent
pointed to alleged corruption in government.
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