Kenya

Lacking Faith in Judiciary, Kenyans Lean Toward The Hague

52% favor ICC handling of offenders in 2008 post-election violence

August 5, 2009

Underscoring the credibility deficit at hand, Gallup polling from April finds 27% of Kenyans confident in their judiciary. Kenya plans to reform its judiciary to handle offenders in last year’s post-election violence, but 52% of Kenyans say it would be fairer to try offenders in The Hague.More ...

Clinton Visits Kenya Amid Crisis of Faith in Government

One in 10 Kenyans have confidence in honesty of elections

August 4, 2009

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Kenya at a time of widespread pessimism toward the country’s Grand Coalition government. Kenyans’ confidence in their national government and the honesty of their elections has plummeted since 2007.More ...

Kenyans Put National Identity Before Ethnicity

But steep decline in perceptions of tolerance toward ethnic groups

December 10, 2008

Although the post-election violence that overwhelmed Kenya earlier this year appeared in many ways to be an ethnic conflict, Gallup Poll findings reveal that 85% of Kenyans define themselves in terms of national identity and not ethnicity.More ...

Back to Square One for Kenyans’ Personal Well-Being?

A majority say economic issues must be priorities for the government

November 10, 2008

Gallup Polls of Kenya conducted in three consecutive years reveal that Kenyans’ evaluations of their personal well-being in 2008 are worse than they were in 2007, but the same as in 2006.More ...

In Kenya, Most Ethnic Groups Distrust 2007 Election

Trust in Electoral Commission plunged 36 points between 2006 and 2008

October 30, 2008

A Gallup Poll conducted six months after last year’s election turmoil in Kenya reveals that, except for Kikuyu respondents, most Kenyans across the other top four ethnic groups believe the presidential election was dishonest.More ...

Despite Approval of Bush, Africans Favor Obama

But a median of just 40% think the election outcome matters to them

October 21, 2008

When Gallup asked Africans across 22 countries who they would personally rather see as the next president of the United States, a median of 56% favored Barack Obama, while just 9% chose John McCain.More ...

Coalition Government Getting High Marks in Kenya

September 17, 2008

A majority of Kenyans approve of all parts of their newly formed coalition government, including the cabinet, the parliament, the president, and the prime minister.

Ahead of Kenya's Election, Top Candidates Virtually Tied

Forty-four percent of registered Kenyan voters support Kibaki; 43% support Odinga

December 17, 2007

About a week before Kenyan voters go to the polls, the two leading presidential candidates remain virtually tied. The latest Gallup Poll results reveal that 44% of registered Kenyan voters say they intend to vote for incumbent President Mwai Kibaki and 43% plan to cast their vote for challenger Raila Odinga.More ...

Kenya's Election Up For Grabs

December 17, 2007

Just a week before Kenya's presidential election, a new Gallup Poll finds incumbent President Mwai Kibaki and challenger Raila Odinga virtually tied.

Robert D. Tortora, Ph.D.

Regional Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, Gallup World Poll

Robert D. Tortora, Ph.D., is a Principal Scientist, Chief Methodologist, and Regional Research Director for Sub-Saharan Africa with The Gallup Organization. As the Regional Research Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, Tortora coordinated surveys in 26 African countries in 2006.More ...

Kenya

Lacking Faith in Judiciary, Kenyans Lean Toward The Hague

52% favor ICC handling of offenders in 2008 post-election violence

Clinton Visits Kenya Amid Crisis of Faith in Government

One in 10 Kenyans have confidence in honesty of elections

Kenyans Put National Identity Before Ethnicity

But steep decline in perceptions of tolerance toward ethnic groups

Back to Square One for Kenyans’ Personal Well-Being?

A majority say economic issues must be priorities for the government

In Kenya, Most Ethnic Groups Distrust 2007 Election

Trust in Electoral Commission plunged 36 points between 2006 and 2008

Despite Approval of Bush, Africans Favor Obama

But a median of just 40% think the election outcome matters to them

Coalition Government Getting High Marks in Kenya

Ahead of Kenya's Election, Top Candidates Virtually Tied

Forty-four percent of registered Kenyan voters support Kibaki; 43% support Odinga

Kenya's Election Up For Grabs

Robert D. Tortora, Ph.D.

Regional Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, Gallup World Poll

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