[President Uhuru Kenyatta in a past event. He may lose counties that he led in 2013. Photo/Nation]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has found himself in unfamiliar position despite latest opinion polls that has shown him having a slim lead over his rival Raila Odinga.
Figures released by Ipsos Synovate have Uhuru a 47 percent lead over Odinga’s 43 percent while Infortrack projected Odinga’s victory at 47 percent with Uhuru coming close at 46 percent.
Worryingly, both pollsters showed Uhuru struggling to reclaim regions that he firmly led in 2013, a reason why his strategists could be involved in last minute high consultative meetings.
Although he managed a 50 percent score in 2013, Uhuru also had a fair distribution of score across counties where he managed a 25 percent and above, which granted him an outright victory.
Among the regions that Uhuru is struggling to maintain are Kajiado, Garissa, Mandera, Isiolo, Marsabit and Bomet County, where NASA principal Isaac Rutto comes from.
Also, Uhuru’s ratimg is said to have dropped in Nyamira, Narok, Kisii, West Pokot, Baringo and the populous Tharaka Nithi and Meru counties.
But the president’s inroads in traditional opposition regions at Western Kenya and Coastal regions cannot be undervalued since figures indicate that he has improved substantially.