Kenyans differed with President William Ruto's proclamation that he was on track to deliver the country from the sorry state he claimed to have inherited.
In a poll findings released by Infotrak on Tuesday, February 28, 62 per cent of Kenyans believed that the country was headed in the wrong direction.
Topping the list of reasons given by respondents displeased with the Ruto government is the high cost of living which was mentioned by 73 per cent of them.
In addition, they complained about the high taxes levied on them and the high rate of unemployment. Closing the top five is bad governance and bad politics.
Notably, the majority of those who opined that Kenya was headed to trouble was from Nyanza, Western and Eastern region at 75, 66 and 66 per cent respectively.
Meanwhile, 23 per cent backed Ruto's administration while 15 per cent of respondents stated that the country was neither going in the right nor wrong direction.
Those who expressed confidence explained that the country was peaceful and that Kenyans lived in harmony with one another.
In addition, they countered that the current administration was delivering on its mandate and that the cost of living was affordable.
Generally, the cost of living, unemployment and quality of education were the top three concerns those polled highlighted. Others included agriculture, insecurity and poverty reduction.
"Economic factors take up almost 50 per cent of the main issues raised by the respondents as shown in the chart. Of the economic issues highlighted, the cost of living is high at 25 per cent," the report read in part.
The issues with the least concern among citizens are disaster management, equal distribution of resources and empowerment of women and the youth.
Infotrak equally ranked Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki as the best-performing among colleagues in the executive based on the findings of the survey.
