A survey by TIFA Research company has revealed the five main challenges facing the Kenya Kwanza government led by President William Ruto.
The Omnibus Survey published on Wednesday, December 13 covers President Ruto’s performance as the year 2023 comes to an end.
According to the report, the greatest challenge facing the Kenya Kwanza government is cost of living which stands at 35%.
“Given the fact that reducing the cost-of-living was such a major part of Kenya Kwanza’s successful 2022 election campaign, its continued rise helps to explain why more Kenyans cited it as the main challenge the Government currently faces,” reads the report in parts.
Other Challenges
Besides, 42% of government allies mentioned inflation as a challenge as opposed to 39% aligned to the opposition.
Additionally, corruption stood at 15% followed by debt repayment as the third challenge at 8%.
“Three times as many governments as opposition supporters cite the burden of debt repayment, especially since Kenya Kwanza leaders have continued to blame this challenge on the previous government (which sought to ensure that an Odinga-led government would succeed it),” added the report.
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Similarly, three times as many government supporters attribute the government’s failures to “opposition pressure” (6% vs. 2%), another factor for which it does not control, and thus cannot be directly blamed for.
Further, respondents listed the declining value of the Kenyan shilling as the fifth challenge faced by the current regime.
4% of government supporters mentioned the depreciating value of Kenyan currency as a problem compared to 3% from the opposition.
Similarly, the report revealed that unemployment (2%) is another thorn in the flesh for Ruto’s led administration.
On this, the votes from respondents allied to the government and the opposition was balanced at 1%.
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Ruto Individual Performance
On individual basis, President Ruto scored high in four areas and bottom in four areas as well.
Ranked on a point scale of 3, Ruto’s top scores were in protecting forests (2.3), supporting agriculture (2.3), combating pollution and contamination (2.2) and encouraging tourists and investment in tourism (2.1).
However, the president scored 1.6 in reducing corruption and creating job opportunities.
He also scored 1.8 in reducing of the debt/donor financial dependance and a 1.4 in reducing cost of living.
