Findings in recent Ipsos opinion poll misleading and do not add up

I have had a lengthy telephone conversation with Tom Wolf regarding the latest Ipsos Synovate poll. Earlier in the day, we reflected on this mind boggler on national TV with my professional senior, Mutegi Njau.

We agreed that the findings were confounding. Indeed Dr Wolf, the lead researcher at Ipsos, admits to one or two mistakes. He pledged to share corrections with media houses. In spite of this, I remain confounded, as a student of social science. Many things in this poll just don’t tie up.