Poll reveals majority of Kenyans believe elections were fair

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Infotrak director Angela Ambitho during the release of opinion poll results in Nairobi on July 7, 2013. Photo/INFOTRAK 

By EMMANUEL TOILI etoili@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted  Sunday, July 7  2013 at  13:15

Majority of Kenyans who voted in the General Election believe it was free and fair according to a survey released on Sunday by Infotrak Research and Consulting.

Also, 89 per cent of the surveyed respondents indicated they voted during the March 4 elections.

Close to 50 per cent of those who voted were satisfied with the elections process. The highest number of the satisfied voters come from Rift Valley, Central, Eastern and North Eastern Province.

However, those who were opposed with the outcome of the elections blamed it on the inefficiency in managing the process.

The respondents also said that they will not vote in the next General Election citing lack of confidence in the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

In western Kenya, the survey noted that at least two in 10 voters claim to have witnessed bribery.

Also, one in 10 voters indicated that they either witnessed or know of people who voted without the pertinent documents.

Voters in Mombasa county also complained of untimeliness with 62 per cent of the respondents saying the queues were too long.

A sample of 2,343 respondents was interviewed to represent the BVR registered voters of 14,337,399.

The survey, which was conducted in 32 counties between May 24 to May 28 was sponsored by The Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG).