By Rahab
Mbiriti, Nairobi KENYA
A new
survey is under scrutiny after it placed President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, as
the most admired person in Kenya.
The
results in the survey released by Tifa Research, are in contrast to how most
Kenyans feel about Uhuru’s presidency.
According to the survey, 20 percent of Kenyans chose Uhuru as their most
admired leader, with his deputy William Ruto and Opposition leader Raila Odinga
tying at position two with 10 percent each.
Uhuru’s
presidency has been marred with corruption scandals and economic mismanagement
and to, therefore, place him as the most admired president is a sort of
disrespect to Kenyans.
The survey, however, points out that while this is not necessarily an approval
of the president’s performance as head of state and government, it shows the
extent to which he is likeable as a person.
In
the most admired persons’ category, parents (father and mother) came in
position four, as the most respected persons having clenched 7 percentage
points in the poll.
Further
in the poll, musician King Kaka, emerged the fifth most admired/respected
person in 2019, with 4 percentage points, probably due to his recent hit song,
‘Wajinga Nyinyi’ which was a scolding for Kenyans hypocrisy and foolishness.
The
musician and poet was rated higher than the Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred
Matiang’i, the only minister to make the list of the most admired persons
garnering 3 percentage points in the poll.
Politicians
such as ex-president Mwai Kibaki, Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya, Ford
Kenya leader Moses Wetang’ula, Machackos Governor Alfred Mutua and Nairobi
Governor Mike Sonko polled a marginal one percent in the Tifa Research poll.
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