Eighty per cent of Kenyans support the handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga, a survey conducted by Ipsos Synovate has revealed.
According to the study released on Tuesday, Rift Valley, Central and Western region supports the handshake at 76 per cent and 75 per cent respectively.
The poll results published on the Ipsos website reveals that 86 per cent of Kenyans who support the handshake believe it has brought peace and eased political tension in the country.
The study, however, reveals that 36 per cent of Kenyans who oppose the handshake feel it has brought political confusion and weakened the opposition.
The study further discloses that the Coastal region leads with the highest number of people who have little or no information about the handshake or the activities surrounding it.
A third of the sampled respondents who took part in the research further argues that the handshake 'killed' the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party while sixty per cent of the respondents feel that the handshake will 'kill' the ruling Jubilee Party.
Ipsos says that it fully funded the research that was conducted on April 15, 18 and 20, 2019 where respondents were sampled from across the country.
The famous handshake has continued to elicit reactions across the political divide with majority politicians and political analysts arguing that it will shape the 2022 succession politics.
The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) that came to existence after the handshake is currently collecting Kenyans views on various issues among them the quest for a referendum.
The Committee co-chaired by Garissa County Senator Yusuf Haji and his Busia counterpart Amos Wako is expected to hand over its report to the President and former Prime Minister in October.