Most Kenyans feel country headed the wrong direction

The sampled respondents said the high cost of living was an indicator of a poorly-managed country. [File, Standard]

Sixty-two (62) per cent of Kenyans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, a recent opinion poll by Infotrak shows.

The surveyed respondents cited the high cost of living, high taxes and high unemployment as the main reasons for their belief.

Other reasons cited are bad politics, poverty, drought, corruption and poor quality of education.

According to the Infotrak survey released on Tuesday, February 28, 22 per cent of Kenyans believe the country is headed in the right direction, while 15 per cent said they were undecided.

Two (2) per cent said they "don't understand" the question, while 0.2 per cent refused to give an answer.

Nyanza led among respondents who believe Kenya is headed in the wrong direction at 75 per cent. It was followed by Western and Eastern (66 per cent each), Coast (63 per cent) and Nairobi (62 per cent).

Other regions are Rift Valley (54 per cent), Central (52 per cent) and North Eastern (48 per cent).

The survey further indicated that Kenyans believe that the ministries of ICT, Transport and Defence are the "best-performing" in President William Ruto's administration thus far.

The three "worst-performing" ministries, as per the Infotrak poll, are Water, Energy and National Treasury.

Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Prof. Kithure Kindiki was ranked by Kenyans as the "best-performing" CS in Ruto's first 100 days, with an approval score of 27 per cent.

He was followed by Education's Ezekiel Machogu (12 per cent) and Ababu Namwamba of Sports (8 per cent).

The three "worst-performing" CSs were Salim Mvurya (Mining), Florence Bore (Labour) and Rebecca Miano (EAC).

Inforak conducted the study between February 21 and February 24, 2023 among 2,149 respondents across the country.