A recent survey done by Ipsos Synovate has given indifferent results in different areas that the leading presidential contestants would garner if elections were held today.
The survey, which was released on Sunday evening indicate that President Kenyatta is leading his closest rival Raila Odinga, garnering 47 per cent against Odinga’s 43 per cent.
Is other areas across the country, the survey indicates a tight race that can only be determined by a large voter turnout.
Lead researcher, Dr Tom Wolf says only a large turnout in the main rivals’ strongholds will win the elections in the first round.
According to the poll, if elections were held today, President Kenyatta would get more votes from his Central Kenya strongholds at 88 per cent, 10 per cent would vote for Mr Odinga while other presidential candidates would get nothing.
In the Coastal region, where NASA is perceived to have a head start, 24 per cent would vote for the President, 63 per cent for Odinga, two per cent for others, five per cent are undecided, three per cent would not vote, while another three per cent did not answer.
In an interesting result in Eastern, which is the stronghold of Mr Odinga’s running mate Kalonzo Musyoka, Mr Kenyatta would get 49 per cent of the votes, while Mr Odinga would get 41 per cent.
In Nairobi, President Kenyatta would only manage 28 per cent, while Mr Odinga would get 64 per cent’
Just like in 2013, Kenyatta has an edge over Odigna in North Eastern, and would win 62 per cent of the votes compared with 36 per cent for Odinga.
Odinga’s stronghold of Nyanza would give Odinga 76 per cent of the votes, while Kenyatta would garner 16 per cent.
Odinga’ visit to Rift Valley seem to have given him numbers, and the poll indicate he would garner 26 per cent to President Kenyatta’s 65 per cent.