Why 73% of Kenyans Believe the Country is Headed in Wrong Direction - Poll

A new survey by Infotrak Research has disclosed that 73 percent of Kenyans believe that the country is headed in the wrong direction. 

In a report released on Friday, October 11, Infotrak noted Kenyans believed that the country was headed in the wrong direction because of the high cost of living, high taxation, unemployment, and poverty.

The respondents also cited rampant corruption in the country, poor infrastructure, tribalism, extrajudicial killings, and state abductions as other reasons for their choice.

Infotrak intimated that Nairobi had the highest percentage of respondents stating that the country was heading in the wrong direction, at 78 percent.

This was followed by North Eastern at 77 percent, Central and Eastern both at 76 percent and Rift Valley at 72 percent.

According to the poll, only 11 percent of Kenyans believed that the country was headed in the right direction, claiming that the government was growing and that the cost of living was affordable.

Infotrak indicated that high cost of living, unemployment, and access to quality and affordable healthcare were the major concerns cited by respondents.

"The top three key concerns reported by the respondents are the high cost of living (40%), unemployment (29%), and access to quality and affordable healthcare (27%). Both in September and October 2024, the respondents consistently rated the high cost of living and unemployment at 40% and 29%, respectively, as the key issues of concern," Infotrak stated.

The survey was carried out on October 9, 2024, and quantitative interviews were carried out through Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI).

The research firm noted that the survey was conducted across all the regions of the country, and the distribution of the sample size was proportionally allocated.