Mombasa Governor hopeful Suleiman Shahbal during a past media briefing. Photo/ nation.co.ke
Mombasa governor hopeful Suleiman Shahbal has dismissed pollsters in the country.
Speaking during an interview on Citizen TV on Sunday, Shahbal expressed mistrust of the poll companies.He alleged that on most occasions the poll results are designed to favour specific politicians for personal political mileage.''I don't have any trust in Kenyan opinion poll companies,” said Shahbal.''Most of the polls are designed to favour specific leaders and the results do not represent the actual situation on the ground,” said Shahbal.Shahbal further rubbished a recent Infotrack survey which showed that most Kenyans would like former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to be National Super Alliance (NASA) flag bearer in the upcoming polls, saying Raila cannot deliver victory to the alliance.''If the polls would have been anything to go by, then Raila would have been the President of Kenya for three terms now,” he said.According to the survey results Raila led the pack with 68.3%, followed by Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka with 13.1%, ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi came third with 12.3% and Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula trailing them with 2.2%.Shahbal will run against Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho on a Jubilee ticket with former Kisauni lawmaker Anania Mwabozas as his running mate.