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Deputy President William Ruto beat former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on the heroic index of a research carried by Infotrak.

In the findings released on Sunday, January 24, the research firm indicated that 10 per cent of the people interviewed considered the DP as a hero during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic fight.

The report also indicated that whereas Ruto emerged fourth on the heroes list, Raila was ranked seventh with only 4 per cent of the crowd considering him a hero.

Health workers carried the day with a 70 per cent rating from the study followed by President Uhuru Kenyatta who got 12 per cent of the votes.

The report, based on a study carried out between December 27 and December 29 recording a 94 per cent response rate, also showed that 46% felt that Uhuru did an excellent work during the pandemic while 16% felt like his performance was poor.

Health workers were the overall good performers with 70 per cent ranking their work as excellent despite a run-in with the state over pay disputes.

As a result of the findings, it was noted that Kenyans looked up to the Head of State to improve the economy in 2020 with 38% being very optimistic that it would improve in 2021.

Kenyans want the Head of State to revive jobs and provide affordable healthcare as well as basic needs like food and rent.

As of November 2020, it was estimated that over five million people had lost their livelihoods due to the negative effects posed on the economy by the pandemic.

Other demands included improved education and a ruthless handling of corruption issues.

The respondents were also aggrieved with the state’s decision to lift tax relief, with 67% noting that it was punitive especially at a time when the pandemic was still wreaking havoc across the globe.

The survey had 800 respondents who were aged above 18 years and was carried out in 24 counties across the country.

By Kenyans.co.ke