Ruto most preferred presidential candidate - Infotrak

The survey, released on Sunday, December 28, shows that 28 per cent of Kenyans surveyed would vote to re-elect President Ruto.

Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i ranked second with 13 per cent support, followed closely by Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka at 12 per cent. Embakasi East MP Babu Owino garnered seven per cent, while former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua received five per cent.

People’s Liberation Party leader Martha Karua and former Chief Justice David Maraga were tied at two per cent each.

However, a significant portion of the electorate remains undecided. According to the survey, 25 per cent of respondents had not settled on a preferred presidential candidate, while four per cent declined to disclose their choice.

On political formations, the survey indicates that 32 per cent of Kenyans feel closest to the broad-based government led by President Ruto. Meanwhile, 22 per cent align with the United Opposition coalition spearheaded by Gachagua, Karua, Kalonzo Musyoka and Eugene Wamalwa.

Seventeen per cent of respondents expressed preference for the Kenya Moja alliance led by Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya, Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, and MPs Babu Owino, Gathoni Wamuchomba and Ndindi Nyoro.

Notably, 29 per cent of those surveyed said they do not identify with any of the three political formations.

In terms of political party affiliation, the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) remains the most preferred party at 23 per cent, followed by the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) at 19 per cent.

Six per cent of respondents said they feel closest to the recently unveiled Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) led by Rigathi Gachagua, while five per cent preferred the Jubilee Party. The Wiper Patriotic Front followed at four per cent.

The survey was conducted between December 19 and 20, 2025, using a sample size of 1,000 respondents drawn from all 47 counties and across the country’s eight regions.