Raila Odinga and Uhuru Kenyatta are locked in a neck and neck race heading into the last five days of Monday's General Election.
According to three opinion polls
commissioned by the Nation Media Group, a run off between Mr Odinga of
the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (Cord) and Mr Kenyatta (Jubilee)
is inevitable.
The polls show that Mr Odinga would win
during the second round of voting, largely benefitting from Musalia
Mudavadi's supporters. Mr Mudavadi of the Amani coalition is tipped to
claim third position in the March 4 General Election.
Pollster Consumer Insight places Mr Odinga popularity at 46.8pc with Mr Kenyatta approval rating at 44.3pc. Mr Mudavadi manages 4.2pc.
According to Strategic Research, Mr
Odinga would garner 45.7pc of the votes cast while Mr Kenyatta would
manage 43.8pc). Mr Mudavadi would attract 5.7pc
Infotrak Research and Consulting
reported that Mr Odinga would get 46.0pc with his closest challenger Mr
Kenyatta polling 44.5pc. Mr Mudavadi would manage 4.3pc.
In the event of a run off, Cord's Odinga
would win with Consumer Insight reporting that he would amass 50.6pc
of the vote against Mr Kenyatta's 46.3pc.
In the Strategic Research poll, Mr Odinga would get 51.7pc in the second round compared to Mr Kenyatta's 45.7pc.
Infotrak Research and Consulting
predicts a Mr Odinga run off win with the Cord presidential candidate
garnering 49.5pc against Mr Kenyatta's 47.2pc.
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