A new report by Tifa indicates that at least 59% of Kenyans want retired President Uhuru Kenyatta to avoid politics and enjoy his retirement benefits.
The survey, which was released on Thursday, April 20, noted that 36% of Kenyans believe that Uhuru should remain in active politics.
However, 5% of Kenyans are undecided about whether the former Head of State should be active in politics or enjoy his retirement.
“Only slightly over one-third of Kenyans (36%) believe that retired President Uhuru should remain active in politics. Even among Azimio supporters whose presidential candidate he supported in last year’s election (Odinga) barely half (51%) feel he should remain politically active in retirement, though (unsurprisingly) an overwhelming majority of Kenya Kwanza supporters (70%) hold a contrary view,” Tifa Stated.
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The report noted that the majority of those who believe that Uhuru should remain in politics come from Nyanza and lower eastern.
“The reason for the slight majority among Azimio supporters regarding the political engagement of the retired president is evident when the regional distribution of such views is examined. Specifically, even in Azimio’s two main strongholds of Nyanza and Lower Eastern just half of the population (51% and 50%, respectively) support such continuing engagement,” Tifa added.
