A latest survey by Infotrak indicates that Raila Odinga has over the past one month overtaken Jubilee’s Uhuru Kenyatta in terms of support.
In the survey that was released on Sunday, Odinga has improved by four per cent from his previous ranking at the end of June, jumping from 43 per cent to 47 per cent.
Kenyatta’s popularity on the other hand has dropped by two points, from the previous 48 per cent to 46 per cent.
This indicates significant improvement on Odinga, who has not polled ahead of Kenyatta in Infotrak surveys.
Early this month however, a Nasa-funded survey done by Zogby placed Odinga ahead of his rival with 47.42 per cent, against Kenyatta’s 46.63 per cent.
It is also the first time Mr Kenyatta’s approval rating is falling — it stood at 46 per cent in February and 48 per cent in June.
“More people have decided. NASA had more undecideds in their strongholds than Jubilee did. Maybe it has dawned on the 50 per cent who think the country is headed in the wrong direction that those to blame should go home...” said Ms Angelo Mbito, the Infotrak Managing Director.
The poll funded by Infotrak shows the number of undecided voters has fallen by two percentage points — from eight per cent in June to six per cent.
“It is really a dead heat right now — a tie statistically. And what will decide who wins in the first round is the number of undecided,” Ms Ambitho said as she released the poll in Nairobi.