President William Ruto has been named as the most preferred candidate in the 2027 presidential race.
According to reports, the development comes after a survey was done by Tifa Research, which required a single response from participants.
According to the research by Tifa polls, Ruto was ranked first with 24 per cent support among over 2,000 respondents spread across the country.
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka emerged second with 19 per cent support, while former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i followed at 14 per cent.
President Ruto named as the top candidate in Tifa polls
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna was ranked fourth with 10 per cent support, followed by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at 9 per cent.
Additionally, Embakasi East MP Babu Owino registered 2 per cent support.
The poll also revealed that 15 per cent of respondents remained undecided on their preferred presidential candidate, while 3 per cent selected “other” candidates and another 3 per cent gave no response.
According to the survey, the 2027 presidential race remains highly fluid, with no single candidate commanding dominant national support.
Further reports revealed that there is likely to be a fragmented opposition landscape, with support spread across multiple leaders rather than consolidating around one challenger.
The representative samples covered nine zones, namely Central Rift, Coast, Lower Eastern, Mt Kenya, Nairobi, Northern, Nyanza, South Rift and Western.
Furthermore, a total of 2,013 respondents were interviewed, with the survey carrying a margin of error of plus or minus 2.18 per cent, with larger margins applying to sub-samples.
