Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura has dismissed the recent TIFA survey, which reported that more than half of Kenyans do not support the broad-based government formed by President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
The survey established that 54 per cent of Kenyans oppose the broad-based government, with only about one-fifth (22 per cent) expressing support for the formation.
Speaking during a joint radio interview on Thursday night, May 29, 2025, Isaac Mwaura dismissed the findings while claiming that the pollsters had a political motive.
Without authoritatively mentioning names, Isaac Mwaura went on to claim that some pollsters are paid to conduct such kinds of surveys.
While dismissing the findings, Isaac Mwaura explained that the broad-based government enjoys close to 60 per cent support from Kenyans since Ruto and Raila, who were main competitors in the 2022 presidential elections, joined forces.
“Unfortunately, some of these pollsters are also paid to do a certain kind of research, and we want to know who may have paid them to do that kind of research,” Mwaura said during the joint radio interview.
“When you have the two sides that were competing in the last general election coming together, and we won by 51 per cent and Raila Odinga got 49 per cent, that means you cannot lack on average 60- 70 per cent of Kenyans in your support team.
“It is their own opinion, I do not agree with that may in a way it could be the dissolution that comes with the midterm because governments are never popular as they approach the midterm but if that were to be the case, right now we have the finance bill in parliament, have you heard people protesting? are there maandanos? Is the country in chaos? No, the country is okay,” Mwaura explained.
He added, “So that research has a political motive.”
TIFA findings
According to the poll, 54 per cent of Kenyans do not support the broad-based government. Only 22 per cent expressed support, while another 22 per cent declined to give their opinion.
Only Ruto’s home turf Central Rift, recorded the highest support for the formation at 37 per cent.
According to the poll, in the Coast region, 57 per cent of residents do not support the broad-based government, 22 per cent support it, and 25 per cent did not respond.
In the Western region, some 50 per cent oppose the broad-based government, 21 per cent support it, and 29 per cent gave no response. In the Nyanza region, 49 per cent are opposed, 25 per cent support it, and 26 per cent had no response.
