A survey has revealed that 57.3% of Nairobi residents are dissatisfied with the county’s current trajectory. The new survey showed only 11.2% of residents would re-elect Governor Johnson Sakaja. Photo: Johnson Sakaja. Source: Twitter This is according to a new survey released on Thursday, February 6, by research firm Politrack Africa depicting Governor Johnson Sakaja’s shortcomings since assuming office. The survey shows that only 18.7% of city residents believe the county is headed in the right direction, while 11.1% are not so sure about the right or wrong direction.
In the report seen by TUKO.co.ke, 10.7% of the residents don’t know the direction that the county is headed, while 2.2% refused to answer. Why do Nairobi residents feel county is on the wrong path According to its findings, the four key areas that concern the city residents most are; Corruption (42.1%), environmental pollution (24.6%), Road Traffic (11.1%), Harassment from City Council Officers (10.2%), Insecurity (7.5%), Water and sanitation (3.3%), and others (1.2%). The research firm also revealed that the performance of the Nairobi county administration stands as Starehe (50.1%), Embakasi North (49.1%), Kibra (47.5%), Embakasi Central (46.7%), Embakasi West (43.1%), Dagoretti North (41.2%), Embakasi South (40.0%), Makadara (39.8%), Lang’ata (37.1%), Dagoretti South (35.6%), Ruaraka (33.4%), Embakasi East (31.4%), Mathare (23.4%), Westlands (23.1%), Kasarani (20.1%), Kamukunji (19.4%), and Roysambu (12.2%).
Additionally, city residents rate the performance of Nairobi county administration in the following areas, as Environment Pollution (50.0%), Education (ECDE) (47.6%), Health (33.4%), youth and sports (31.2%), traffic management (23.4%), trade (20.7%), water and sanitation (13.6%), roads (12.1%), fight against corruption (8.1%), and urban planning (6.7%). The new survey shows that if elections were held today, 10.4% of the city residents would consider tribal affiliation before electing the next governor of Nairobi. 31.1% of Nairobians would consider a development-orientated leader, while 50% would look at the track record. What are the chances of Sakaja being re-elected City residents rated the performance of Governor John Sakaja as Starehe (53.2%), Kibra (50.0%), Dagoretti North (48.7%), Lang’ata (47.1%), Embakasi South (43.2%), Makadara (42.1%), Mathare (40.9%), Embakasi West (40.1%), Dagoretti South (37.7%), Embakasi North (36.9%), Ruaraka (30.7%), Kasarani (28.9%), Embakasi Central (26.7%), Roysambu (23.5%), Westlands (21.2%), Kamukunji (19.0%), and Embakasi East (16.7%). If elections were held today, 21.5% of the city residents would extremely vote against Sakaja as Nairobi county’s boss, while 20.8% would likely do the same. 12.1% remain neutral, 20.3% are unlikely to do so, and 25.3% are unlikely to vote back the first-term county chief.
On the other hand, the survey shows that if elections were held today, 33.0% believe that Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi would be the most preferred candidate for the Nairobi county gubernatorial race. 30.1% would vote in favour of Embakasi North MP James Gakuya, 20.3% would vote for Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, 11.2% for Sakaja, 2.2% for Richard Ngatia, 1.7% for Edwin Sifuna, 1.0% for Polycarp Igathe, and 0.5% others. What are Sifuna’s chances of being re-elected The residents rated the performance of Senator Sifuna as Kibra (69.0%), Starehe (67.9%), Embakasi Central (60.5%), Dagoretti South (56.7%), Mathare (56.4%), Embakasi North (55.5%), Makadara (54.7%), Roysambu (54.3%), Embakasi West (53.3%), Embakasi South (53.0%), Lang’ata (52.1%), Kasarani (51.4%), Ruaraka (51.0%), Kamukunji (50.8%), Westlands (50.2%), Embakasi East (49.8%), and Dagoretti North (49.4%). Meanwhile, 51.1% of the city residents say they would vote back Sifuna as Nairobi county senator.
24.2% are likely to vote for him while 9.7% are neutral, 10.3% would unlikely vote for him and 4.7% won’t support Senator Sifuna’s re-election bid. Regarding Nairobi woman representative Esther Passaris, interviewed city residents rated her performance as Lang’ata (46.1%), Makadara (35.5%), Starehe (50.7%), Mathare (48.6%), Kibra (45.2%), Dagoretti North (44.4%), Dagoretti South (49.3%), Westlands (51.1%), Roysambu (50.3%), Kasarani (38.6%), Ruaraka (49.3%), Kamukunji (40.1%), Embakasi Central (46.4%), Embakasi West (51.3%), Embakasi East (37.3%), and Embakasi North (46.8%). If elections were held today, 25.2% of the city residents would vote back Passaris as Nairobi county woman representative, while 21.3% won’t support her reelection bid.
by Didacus Malowa
