With barely six days to go before the Supreme Court makes a determination on a presidential petition lodged at the court, the majority of Kenyans feel the country is headed south.
A research conducted by Ipsos and released on Tuesday painted the grim reality Kenyans are reeling in following disputed August 8 polls that were since nullified and fresh elections ordered.
A majority, 80 percent, felt the country was headed in the wrong direction.
“In terms of the trend over time, the overall negative figure reached an all-time high (80 percent), higher than either in May during the drought and food shortages (71 percent) or in November 2015 during the prolonged national teachers’ strike (67 percent),” said Ipsos as quoted by the Star.
The percentage has increased from May when 71 per cent said the country was headed in the wrong direction.
This was the time a severe famine hit the country and prices of basic commodities hit the roof.
The survey was conducted between November 14 and 22. A total of 2, 006 respondents took part in the survey.
Of this number, 92 percent of NASA supporters felt the country was headed south while 72 percent Jubilee supporters felt the same way.
Among reasons given by both supporters of Jubilee and NASA are high cost of living (36%) and 34 percent named leadership squabbles as a reason for saying the country is headed south.
A further 12 percent cited election-related issues while 6 percent mentioned ethnic tension.
With NASA economic boycott on Safaricom, Brookside and Bidco products, 72 percent of Kenyans have reported their economic status has taken a nose dive.