45% of Kenyans Say the Country Is Heading in the Right Direction

Public opinion on Kenya’s direction is almost evenly split, with 45.2% of respondents saying the country is moving in the right direction, compared with 44.6% who believe it is headed in the wrong direction, according to the September 2026 Politrack Africa survey.

The survey found that a further 10.2% of respondents were unsure about the country’s trajectory.

On government performance, Housing and Roads emerged as the sectors respondents viewed as recording the biggest successes, each receiving 16.3%. Health services, including SHIF/SHA, followed at 13.0%, while Agriculture recorded 10.0%.

However, health services and SHIF/SHA management also attracted the highest level of criticism, with 18.4% of respondents identifying the area among the government’s major shortcomings.

The fight against corruption received the highest criticism at 19.2%, while the economy and cost of living followed at 12.0%.

Politrack Finds Mixed Views on Other Sectors

The survey also recorded mixed views on the government’s performance across other sectors.
Education received a positive response from 4.7% of respondents, while 4.1% identified jobs and youth opportunities among areas where the government was performing well.

A further 3.8% of respondents were unsure. The economy and cost of living and electricity and water services each received 2.4% positive responses, while security recorded 1.4%.

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On areas where the government was viewed as performing poorly, jobs and youth opportunities received 10.4%, followed by housing at 7.2% and security at 7.0%.

Education recorded 6.2% negative responses, while roads stood at 5.7%. Agriculture recorded the lowest negative response at 2.5%, while 3.5% of respondents were unsure.

The Politrack infographic notes that the positive performance figures were based on 25.6% of respondents who gave a stated positive response, while the negative performance figures were based on 7.9% who gave a stated negative response.

TIFA Previously Reported High Pessimism

The latest Politrack findings come against the backdrop of earlier concerns over Kenya’s direction.

A June 2026 survey by Trends and Insights for Africa (TIFA) found that 76% of Kenyans believed the country was moving in the wrong direction, the highest level recorded during its tracking period.

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The findings, released on September 9, 2026, showed that only 15% of respondents believed Kenya was heading in the right direction, while 8% said the country was moving neither in the right nor wrong direction.

TIFA said dissatisfaction had increased from 68% in November 2025.

“Dissatisfaction with the country’s direction has risen to 76% in June 2026, the highest level recorded across the tracking period and up from 68% in November 2025,” TIFA stated.

The June findings pointed to a wide gap between Kenyans who were dissatisfied with the country’s trajectory and those who believed it was moving in the right direction.

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