On Tuesday, 17^th January 2012 at the Nairobi Safari Club, Lillian Towers, the Institute for Development Studies released the Kenya Round 5 Afrobarometer Survey findings to the public. The study conducted in the months of November and December 2011 covered a wide range of issues and the key highlights for the release included political party affiliation, preference for presidential candidates, status of insecurity with special reference to the threat by Al-Shabab, and the relevance of political parties.