Photo caption: Kathiani MP Robert Mbui at a past event. The MP claims that Jubilee Party is sponsoring pollsters to release pol rating in their favour. (Photo Source: https://softkenya.com)
Kathiani MP Robert Mbui has accused Jubilee Party of allegedly sponsoring pollsters to release opinion poll rating in favor of President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The MP claims that a recent poll survey by Ipsos Synovate allegedly favored the ruling Jubilee government.
Mbui alleges that some opinion polls by pollsters are not objective.
“President Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party should come out and explain the relationship it has with Ipsos synovate especially on poll ratings,” he said during a rally at Mitaboni trading center on Monday.
The lawmaker termed as fake a recent Ipsos opinion poll that showed President Uhuru Kenyatta was the most preferred presidential aspirant among Kenyans.
Mbui claims that the Ipsos poll survey lacked objectivity adding that some politicians might be using pollsters to gain political mileage against opponents.
A recent Ipsos opinion indicates that President Uhuru Kenyatta is the most preferred presidential candidate at 47 per cent.
The poll survey rates Cord leader Raila Odinga at 30 per cent, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka 6 per cent and Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi at 3 per cent.
The poll showed that if elections were to be held today, President Kenyatta will easily trounce the opposition.
The survey according to Ipsos Lead Researcher Tom Wolf sampled 2052 respondents from 42 counties across the country.
The survey was conducted between January 9 and 26.
Ipsos has on several occasions denied claims of favoring some politicians in its opinion surveys.