According to the survey Kenyans remain divided on the ICC cases with 42 per cent saying they want the cases to continue while 30 per cent want the cases to be terminated. Another 9 per cent say that the cases should continue but prefer President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto not to attend the trial in person, 13 per cent want the ICC cases tried in Kenya.
For those supporting the continuation of the ICC trials: majority, 40 per cent, feel that it is the most certain way for victims of Post Election Violence to get justice, 20 per cent said they do not trust the Kenyan courts, 23 per cent felt that the Hague trials would end impunity, while five per cent said it would end future violence.
In reference to Westgate mall terror attack the survey says that majority of Kenyans, 67 per cent, feel that the attack could have been prevented.
Most Kenyans attribute the failure to prevent the attack on Westgate to the National Intelligence Service with 40 per cent, followed by the police with 24 per cent and Interior Ministry Cabinet Secretary Joseph Ole Lenku with 5 per cent.
The Kenya Red Cross has been rated as the best performer during the four day siege at Westgate in September with 96 per cent, followed by Safaricom with 90 per cent and the Local Media with 91 per cent.
Most Kenyans want to know the identity of the attackers and how many were killed during the security operation.
The survey was conducted between November 1 and 9 with a sampling size of 2,060 Kenyans. Ipsos Synovate collected the data through face to face interviews at the household level.
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