Ruto and Sifuna tie in popularity as preferred 2027 election winner

The pollster reported that the two top aspirants tied at 31%, while support for other presidential hopefuls continues to decline.

Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka came in third at 9%, his Jubilee counterpart Fred Matiang with 5%

, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua (4%) and Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro (1%).

All opposition candidates combined stand at 19%, which TIFA says is enough to push Sifuna right up to the 50% plus one needed to win an election if they back him.

President Ruto's support is dominant in the Central Rift (59%), Coast (40%), Northern (62%), Nyanza (35%) regions.

TIFA says that Sifuna's prominence is undisputed in Mt Kenya (32%) and Nairobi (39%), South Rift (31%) and Western (55%).

Kalonzo leads in Lower Eastern (55%), while the highest number of undecided survey respondents were in Mt Kenya (21%) and Nairobi (17%).

The results are based on household, face-to-face interviews with 2,036 randomly selected Kenyan adults (aged 18 and above) across all 47 counties.

Some respondents also preferred Ruto to be deputised by his current DP Prof. Kithure Kindiki (55%), while 12% preferred Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga and Mining Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho (9%).

The poll indicated that overall, UDA has regained its leading position as the country’s most popular political party (25%), with Sifuna's Linda Mwananchi coming second at 17%, while ODM's rating fell by half since TIFA’s June survey, from 20% to 10%. I