Former Dagoretti South Member of Parliament Dennis Waweru has emerged at the top of a November 2026 parliamentary opinion poll, securing 45.3 per cent support among participants.
Waweru, who is affiliated with the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), finished ahead of fellow DCP aspirant Brian Muchene, who received 36.4 per cent in the survey conducted by Mwelekeo Insights.
The results placed Waweru 8.9 percentage points ahead of Muchene, with the two DCP aspirants accounting for more than four-fifths of the preferences recorded in the poll.
Jubilee Party (JP) candidate Steve Mbugua came third with 10.1 per cent, while another DCP aspirant, Fanya Mambo Kinuthia, secured 5.5 per cent.
United Democratic Alliance (UDA) candidate John KJ Kiarie received 1.8 per cent, while independent candidate Edward Mwaura, popularly known as Tosh, recorded 0.7 per cent.
Other candidates collectively accounted for 0.2 per cent.
The November survey sought to establish who participants would vote for as Dagoretti South MP if a parliamentary election were held at the time.
DCP aspirants dominate Dagoretti South poll
The findings placed three DCP aspirants among the four candidates with the highest percentages, with the party’s candidates collectively accounting for 87.2 per cent of the preferences recorded.
Waweru and Muchene alone commanded a combined 81.7 per cent, while Kinuthia’s 5.5 per cent added to the party’s overall share.
Mbugua was the only candidate outside DCP to register a double-digit percentage, with his 10.1 per cent placing him third in the survey.
The poll was conducted between November 9 and November 11, 2026, with the final results published after the voting period closed.
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Mwelekeo Insights is a Kenyan research firm specialising in political polling, governance, economic trends and public opinion research. Its previous electoral polls have covered Nairobi, Kisumu, Narok, Nyeri, Kitui, Mombasa and several constituencies, tracking gubernatorial, senatorial and parliamentary contests.
The firm provides publicly accessible results, regional polling data and research reports, making it a growing source of electoral information ahead of the 2027 General Election.
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