60% of Kenyans are very happy with how the Kenyan government handled Raila Odinga's funeral, 29% were somewhat happy, and 11% were not happy, according to the latest TIFA survey.
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Regional data showed different levels of support. Central Rift had the highest percentage of very satisfied people at 78%, followed by Western at 68%, Northern at 65%, and Nairobi at 63%.
In Nyanza, most people also gave positive ratings to the government's handling, with 54% saying they were very satisfied.
This was lower than some other areas, but still showed overall approval from local people.
TIFA reported that, across the country, most Kenyans were generally positive about how the government handled various matters related to Raila's passing.
However, people from the Coast region were more likely to be less than very satisfied, with 49% somewhat satisfied and 11% not satisfied. In Raila's home region of Nyanza, only a small majority (54%) were very satisfied, with similar numbers in South Rift and Mt. Kenya.
The highest levels of satisfaction were seen in Central Rift (78%), followed by Western (68%), Northern (65%), and Nairobi (63%).
The main complaints from people who were not satisfied came from poor crowd control, clashes, and restrictions that limited access to the body during the public viewing.
The survey, released on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, found that 89% of Kenyans were satisfied with the government's response, while 11% were not.
TIFA found that 23% of the people who were unhappy blamed violence, congestion, and access restrictions that prevented some mourners from seeing the body.
Another 22% of the dissatisfied respondents said they thought the actions and tone of top officials during the mourning period didn’t match how Raila had been treated while he was alive, which made them doubt the sincerity of those gestures.
Among the 11% who were not satisfied, most mentioned issues with crowd management and how officials acted, rather than the decision to honor him.
Eleven percent of the people who were unhappy said there wasn’t enough openness about Raila's passing, and an equal number thought the mourning and burial process was too fast.
At the same time, 11% of the dissatisfied people said public funds were used unnecessarily, and 3% said opposition leaders were left out of the list of speakers.
TIFA noted that criticism, if any, mainly focused on crowd control and how officials behaved, not on the decision to honor him.
The survey was conducted between November 10 and 17, 2025, and included 2,053 randomly selected adults from all 47 counties.