DP Kindiki leads Ruto's 2027 running mate preferences with 55% support in TIFA poll

The survey, released on Thursday, November 12, shows that Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga is the second most preferred candidate at 12 percent, followed by former Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho at 9 percent.

ODM party leader Oburu Odinga, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula each received 4 percent support.

According to TIFA, Kindiki's commanding lead suggests that Ruto's supporters largely favour continuity in the Deputy Presidency rather than a change of running mate ahead of the 2027 polls.

However, the pollster notes that the combined support for alternative candidates indicates some appetite for a broader political alliance.

The findings come amid ongoing discussions over a possible electoral coalition between President Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM).

TIFA notes in its report that ODM has been seeking the deputy president's position as part of negotiations over a potential 2027 coalition arrangement.

The survey also places UDA as the most popular political party nationally at 25 percent, followed by the Linda Mwananchi Movement at 17 percent and ODM at 10 percent.

In the presidential race, Ruto and Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna are tied at 31 percent as Kenyans' preferred winners of the 2027 General Election.

The survey was conducted between October 26 and November 5, 2026, through face-to-face interviews with 2,036 adults across all 47 counties.

The running mate preferences were drawn specifically from respondents who support President Ruto, rather than all Kenyans.