Opinion Poll Shows The Leading Candidate For Mombasa Gubernatorial Seat

So far, Mombasa county gubernatorial seat has attracted four top candidates from big political parties in the country. Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party is represented by the current governor Abdulswamad Nasir who will be defending the seat while facing United Democratic Alliance (UDA) aspirant Hassan Omar and Nyali Member of Parliament Mohammed Ali. Suleiman Shahbal is also on the race for the top seat in the county.

The opinion poll conducted by Idealmerit Africa Opinion Poll Survey has shown that the current governor Abdulswamad Nasir is leading the race for the seat at 39.1% preference followed by Mp Mohammed Ali at 31.5%.

UDA secretary general Hassan Omar comes third with 19.7% preference while Suleiman Shahbal is the fourth most preferred candidate at 7.3% preference. Out of the conducted people only 0.9% of them are still undecided on the next governor. However,signs show the people of Mombasa still have faith in governor Nasir ahead of the next year’s elections.

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