A survey conducted by market research company InfoTrak has highlighted the key reasons why a majority of Kenyans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction.
InfoTrak on Friday, December 29, 2023, released the report of the survey that was conducted between December 18 and 19, 2023, in all 47 counties with 1,500 Kenyans involved.
The survey paints a picture of rising dissatisfaction among Kenyans. Over the past year, Kenya’s public mood has shifted, with growing concerns about the country’s direction.
Compared to December 2022, the number of Kenyans feeling the country is heading in the wrong direction has increased by 7 per cent, from 55 per cent to 61 per cent.
According to InfoTrak survey, three out of five Kenyans expressed unhappiness with the country’s current trajectory. This sentiment was particularly strong among 64 per cent of women and almost 7 in 10 youth aged 18-25 years.
Notably, this sense of unease seems to permeate all regions. Over half of Kenyans in all eight regions surveyed now feel the country is off track with Nyanza and Western leading the pack at 72 per cent and 69 per cent respectively.
The top 10 key reasons why 61 per cent of Kenyans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction include; high cost of living (93 per cent), unemployment (37 per cent), poverty (20 per cent), increase in taxation (17 per cent), poor governance (11 per cent), rampant corruption (10 per cent), quality of education (7 per cent), bad politics (5 per cent), quality of healthcare (4 per cent) and increased insecurity (4 per cent).
