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If elections were to be held today, Nairobi governor Dr Evans Kidero would get 44 per cent of the votes cast, while closest challenger, Jubilee Party's senator Mike Mbuvi Sonko, would get 43 per cent.A recent research poll by TIFA Research Company has indicated that Independent candidates, Peter Kenneth would get 4 per cent, and Miguna Miguna 1 per cent.For the senator post, Jubilee's Johnson Sakaja would get 39 per cent support over ODM’s Edwin Sifuna who would get 28 per cent.
In the Woman Representative race, ODM's Esther Passaris would trounce her rivals with 57 per cent, followed by Jubilee Party's Rachael Shebesh at 25 per cent. Radio host Maina Kageni, Nadya Khan and Rachel Ndambuki would come in third with 1 per cent.
The poll done on Saturday also indicated that Nairobi voters supported Naa presidential candidate Raila Odinga at 56 per cent, with 31 per cent supporting President Uhuru Kenyatta, of the Jubilee Party.TIFA polled a total of 829 people were interviewed during the poll, released Thursday, July 6.The aim of the study was to establish the political party preference; most popular gubernatorial candidate; most popular senatorial candidate; and most popular Woman Representative candidate, in Nairobi County.