Kenya’s Kalonzo Musyoka leads opposition, poll says
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tuko
According to polling firm Swiss Poll International, published on Saturday, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has 28% of presidential preferences against 37% for President William Ruto. Among opposition candidates, he has 45%, well ahead of Senator Edwin Sifuna on 28%, according to the same poll, which says it is not a projected result.
Kalonzo Musyoka, leader of Kenya’s Wiper party and a former vice-president, has 45% of preferences when respondents are asked to choose the opposition candidate for the 2027 presidential election, ahead of Edwin Sifuna on 28%, according to a Swiss Poll International survey published on Saturday.
In the overall ranking of presidential candidates, Kalonzo Musyoka has 28%, against 37% for President William Ruto. Edwin Sifuna, Nairobi senator and leader of Linda Mwananchi, is third with 15%, while Fred Matiang’i and Rigathi Gachagua each have 6%. Ndindi Nyoro has 4%, 3% of respondents remain undecided and 1% choose other candidates.
The survey covers 4,113 people from Kenya’s eight former provinces. Swiss Poll International specifies that the figures measure declared preferences at the time of the poll and do not constitute a projection of the election result.
The poll comes after Kalonzo Musyoka’s call for unity among Kenya’s opposition on 25 October and as Edwin Sifuna leads Ruto in several regions.
