Kenya Pulse Survey — Tracking Politics & Rising Trends in Kenya

KENYA TRACK SURVEY

Tracking Kenya. Understanding Public Opinion.

Kenya Track Survey tracks what citizens really think about politics, governance and the rising social and economic trends reshaping the country — county by county, month by month.

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47Counties Covered

18,400+Respondents Surveyed

96%Confidence Level

What We Do

Research that listens to the ground

From national political sentiment to the everyday cost-of-living pressures in Nairobi and beyond, our work turns raw public opinion into clear, usable insight.

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Political Sentiment Tracking

Monthly polling on party support, approval ratings and voter priorities ahead of the next electoral cycle, broken down by region, age and urban-rural divide.

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Rising Trends Analysis

We monitor emerging shifts — youth unemployment, digital adoption, urban migration and shifting household spending — and report what they mean for policy and business.

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Field Surveys & Interviews

Trained enumerators conduct face-to-face and phone interviews across all 47 counties, ensuring voices from rural villages carry the same weight as those from the capital.

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Focus Group Discussions

Small-group sessions in Kiswahili, English and local languages that uncover the reasoning behind the numbers — the why, not just the what.

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Data Dashboards

Interactive, shareable dashboards that let media houses, researchers and civic organisations explore our datasets by county, demographic and time period.

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Commissioned Research

Bespoke studies for NGOs, media and development partners who need credible, independent evidence on public attitudes toward governance and reform.

Young Kenyan participants in a community discussion group during a Kenya Pulse Survey session

Who We Are

An independent voice for Kenyan public opinion

Kenyatrack Survey was founded in Nairobi by a small team of statisticians, journalists and social researchers who believed that too much of what was said about Kenya was said without asking Kenyans.

We are non-partisan and self-funded through commissioned research and grants. Every dataset we publish is methodologically documented, peer-reviewed internally, and released with its sample size and margin of error in plain sight.

Our field teams travel to markets, matatus, campuses and village barazas — because the most honest answers rarely come from a call centre.

2+Years Researching

310+Surveys Completed

120Field Enumerators

Fieldwork

Where the data comes from

Our researchers work in polling stations, newsrooms, marketplaces and community halls across the country.

Voters queuing at a polling station during a Kenyan election — Voter turnout observation, election cycle

Data analytics charts and graphs displayed on a screen at the Kenya Pulse Survey office — Cleaning and weighting national datasets

Field researcher conducting a survey interview with a clipboard in a Kenyan community — Household interviews in Kisumu County

Newspaper headlines covering Kenyan politics and current affairs — Media sentiment review, national press

Rising Trends

What Kenyans are telling us right now

Four themes dominate our most recent wave of national polling, conducted across all 47 counties.

Cost of Living

68% of respondents named the cost of food and fuel as their single biggest concern — ahead of unemployment and healthcare for the third consecutive quarter.

Youth & Jobs

Among 18–34 year olds, optimism about the economy has fallen 11 points year-on-year, with many citing informal work as their only realistic path.

Devolution & Trust

County governments now score higher on trust than national institutions in 29 of 47 counties — a notable shift from our 2021 baseline.

Digital & Media

Social media has overtaken radio as the primary political news source for urban respondents under 40, while radio still leads in rural areas.

Climate Pressure

Drought and flooding were raised unprompted by 41% of pastoralist respondents, linking environmental shocks directly to political accountability.

Electoral Expectations

Voter registration intent is highest among first-time voters, but confidence that their vote will be counted fairly remains the top stated doubt.

Voices

What partners and participants say

Our work is used by newsrooms, researchers and civic organisations across East Africa.

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Kenya Track Survey gave our newsroom county-level numbers we simply could not get anywhere else. The methodology notes are transparent, which matters when you are publishing political data.

Amina WanjiruPolitical Editor, Nairobi

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I have been a panel respondent for two years. The questions are fair, the enumerators are respectful, and they actually publish what they find — even when it is uncomfortable.

Otieno OdhiamboPanel Member, Kisumu County

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We commissioned a study on youth attitudes toward devolution. The fieldwork was rigorous and the final report was delivered on schedule, with raw data included.

Grace MuthoniProgramme Lead, Civic Research NGO

Get In Touch

Take part or commission a study

Whether you want to join our national respondent panel, request a dataset, or commission research for your organisation, we would like to hear from you.

+254 725370055

info@kenyatracksurvey.co.ke

Riverside Drive, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya

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