President William Ruto has recorded 45.1 per cent in a new presidential preference survey by the Politrack Research Team, while Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna registered 19.6 per cent in the poll conducted ahead of the 2027 General Election.
The survey, conducted between September 15 and 25, 2026, asked respondents which presidential candidate they would vote for if the election were held at the time of the survey.
Ruto was followed by Sifuna at 19.6 per cent and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka at 10.3 per cent. Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i recorded 7.2 per cent, while former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua received 6.0 per cent.
The poll also recorded 8.4 per cent of respondents as undecided, while other presidential hopefuls received smaller shares. Professor George Wajackoyah polled 1.1 per cent, while Martha Karua and former Chief Justice David Maraga each received 0.8 per cent. Siaya Governor James Orengo recorded 0.4 per cent, while businessman Jimmy Wanjigi polled 0.3 per cent.
Politrack said the survey involved 20,419 respondents drawn from across the country. Data was collected through a text-based technology platform, with sampled participants invited to respond to questions at their convenience.
The research organisation reported a 95 per cent confidence level and a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points. The figures therefore represent the responses collected during the stated survey period and should not be treated as a forecast of the 2027 election result.
The findings come as political activity intensifies ahead of the 2027 General Election, with presidential aspirants and political formations stepping up nationwide mobilisation and negotiations over possible alliances.
Sifuna has recently intensified his political activities through the Linda Mwananchi movement and is preparing to use the United Democratic Party as his political vehicle, while Kalonzo Musyoka and other opposition leaders continue consultations over possible political arrangements.
