{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_t2cq3pd6mm6q6oqtqeuq","title":"2027 presidential race: William Ruto leads new poll, Sifuna emerges as second preferred candidate","title_en":null,"outlets":3,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/ruto-takes-early-lead-in-2027-race-as-sifuna-emerges-second-t2cq3pd6mm","count":4,"items":[{"id":"n_n5eqfrwd3k5weikzzpeq","seq":1489022,"kind":"article","title":"Ruto leads 2027 poll as Sifuna emerges second in new survey","url":"https://www.ghafla.co.ke/ruto-leads-2027-poll-as-sifuna-emerges-second-in-new-survey","summary":"President William Ruto has topped a new opinion poll on the 2027 presidential race, with Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna emerging as the second-most preferred candidate. The survey, conducted by the Politrack Research Team between September 15 and 25, 2026, asked potential voters across Kenya who they would support if the presidential election were held at […] The post Ruto leads 2027 poll as Sifuna emerges second in new survey appeared first on Ghafla! .","published":"2026-10-03T06:29:16Z","seen":"2026-10-03T06:41:13Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"kite-ghafla-co-ke-7cb903","name":"ghafla.co.ke","domain":"ghafla.co.ke"},"via":"kite-ghafla-co-ke-7cb903","topics":["news","edwin-sifuna-news","president-william-ruto-news"],"authors":["Ozymandias"],"entities":[{"id":"Q121080151","name":"Ruto","type":"person"},{"id":"Q114753735","name":"Edwin Sifuna Watenya","type":"person"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_t2cq3pd6mm6q6oqtqeuq","category":"politics","category_p":0.7799999713897705,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.20000000298023224,"political":0.699999988079071},{"id":"n_fsur24bjoun4yrf3omka","seq":1126231,"kind":"article","title":"Early 2027 Survey- Ruto Maintains Lead As Sifuna Surges Into Second Spot","url":"https://www.ghafla.co.ke/early-2027-survey-ruto-maintains-lead-as-sifuna-surges-into-second-spot","summary":"President William Ruto holds a commanding lead in early presidential preference rankings while the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) remains Kenya’s most popular political party, according to a nation-wide survey by Politrack Africa. The survey, conducted between September 15 and 25 across all 47 counties among 20,419 respondents, places President Ruto comfortably at the top […] The post Early 2027 Survey- Ruto Maintains Lead As Sifuna Surges Into Second Spot appeared…","published":"2026-10-01T11:38:39Z","seen":"2026-10-01T11:45:08Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"kite-ghafla-co-ke-7cb903","name":"ghafla.co.ke","domain":"ghafla.co.ke"},"via":"kite-ghafla-co-ke-7cb903","topics":["featured","news","president ruto news"],"authors":["Dennis Elnino"],"entities":[{"id":"Q121080151","name":"Ruto","type":"person"},{"id":"Q114753735","name":"Edwin Sifuna Watenya","type":"person"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_t2cq3pd6mm6q6oqtqeuq","category":"politics","category_p":0.3400000035762787,"category2":"economy-business","sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.2199999988079071,"political":0.25},{"id":"n_h4mxuyszurgzijc5fydq","seq":1102866,"kind":"article","title":"2027 presidential race: William Ruto leads new poll, Sifuna emerges as second preferred candidate","url":"https://www.tuko.co.ke/politics/641726-2027-presidential-race-william-ruto-leads-poll-sifuna-emerges-second-preferred-candidate","summary":"A new Politrack poll puts William Ruto ahead in the 2027 presidential race, with Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna second as 20,419 voters reveal their preferences.","published":"2026-10-01T09:41:32Z","seen":"2026-10-01T09:51:37Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"kite-tuko-co-ke-b7fb60","name":"tuko.co.ke","domain":"tuko.co.ke","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q43897916","name":"Tuko.co.ke","type":"website","country":"KE","designations":["business","news","website"]}},"via":"kite-tuko-co-ke-b7fb60","entities":[{"id":"Q195725","name":"William Ruto","type":"person"},{"id":"Q114753735","name":"Edwin Sifuna Watenya","type":"person"}],"image":"https://cdn.tuko.co.ke/images/1200x675/1a445d48dc54a07c.jpeg?v=1","story":"st_t2cq3pd6mm6q6oqtqeuq","category":"politics","category_p":0.7400000095367432,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.18000000715255737,"political":0.6399999856948853},{"id":"n_t2cq3pd6mm6q6oqtqeuq","seq":1115484,"kind":"article","title":"Ruto Takes Early Lead in 2027 Race as Sifuna Emerges Second","url":"https://thekenyatimes.com/breaking-news/ruto-takes-early-lead-in-2027-race-as-sifuna-emerges-second","summary":"The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos Ruto Takes Early Lead in 2027 Race as Sifuna Emerges Second President William Ruto has taken an early lead in the 2027 presidential race, with Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna emerging second in a new Politrack Africa poll. The poll survey released on released on Thursday, October 1, 2026 was conducted between September 15 and 25, 2026, asked respondents which presidential candidate they would vote for at […] This post Ruto…","published":"2026-10-01T09:23:29Z","seen":"2026-10-01T10:45:21Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"kite-thekenyatimes-com-3fa0d2","name":"thekenyatimes.com","domain":"thekenyatimes.com"},"via":"kite-thekenyatimes-com-3fa0d2","topics":["breaking news","news","edwin sifuna","president william ruto"],"authors":["Annah Nanjala Wekesa"],"entities":[{"id":"Q121080151","name":"Ruto","type":"person"},{"id":"Q114753735","name":"Edwin Sifuna Watenya","type":"person"}],"story":"st_t2cq3pd6mm6q6oqtqeuq","category":"politics","category_p":0.44999998807907104,"category2":"sport","sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.3700000047683716,"political":0.5}]}