A recent survey revealed the country is headed in the wrong direction.
Infotrack, a research and consulting firm Tuesday indicated that 62 percent of Kenyans believe that the country is headed in the wrong direction.
This is after the conclusion of the survey which was conducted between February 21 to February 24, 2023.
The research involved 2149 adult Kenyans across 47 counties.
Infotrack indicated 22 percent of the citizens had hopes in the current administration to head the country in the right direction.
15 percent are undecided while 2 percent don’t know.
According to the survey, the majority of the people 73 percent believe the country is headed in the wrong direction because of the high cost of living.
The cost of basic commodities increased following the decision by President William Ruto to remove subsidies that he believed benefited a few.
High taxes and unemployment scored 5 percent of the cause of doubt to the direction of the country, poor governance at 4 percent, bad politics, and poverty at 3 percent.
Other factors include drought, rampant corruption, poor quality of education, lack of cohesion in the country, unequal distribution of resources and jobs, increased insecurity, and crime.
Those who believe the country is headed in the right direction cited peace at 22 percent as the major factor.
Other factors are the working government, the cost of living, the growing economy, and the president being a God-fearing man.
Notably, the majority of the men believe the country is headed in the wrong direction compared to women at a margin of 1 percent.
Nyanza region led in expressing disbelieve in the current administration at 75 percent as north rift led in believing the nation is headed in the right direction.
