Time’s Ripe For An Ufungamano Initiative
Following the 2007/2008 post election violence, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) released a damning report aptly titled On the Brink of the Precipice, detailing one of our country’s darkest hours when our leaders, institutions, national and individual consciences collectively failed us. In a matter of hours, then days, then weeks, we went […]
We Checked Some Claims By MP Sylvanus Osoro On Kenya’s Expenditure
Recently, President William Ruto told Kenyans that the country must find savings of KSh 300 billion in the upcoming supplementary budget. In a television panel on 9 January 2023, Sylvanus Osoro spoke about the country’s financial situation. Osoro, who represents the constituency of Mugirango South in the west of Kenya, made some claims about the […]
28 public secondary schools have not been approved for privatisation in Kenya
A list circulating on Facebook purportedly showing 28 public secondary schools that are to be privatised is fake. A November 2022 list of the enterprises in the government’s approved privatisation programme includes KenGen, the Kenya Pipeline Company, parts of the Kenya Ports Authority, sugar millers, hotels, banks, the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) and New Kenya […]
KBC digital card with Muheria criticism of politics in church fake
A digital card bearing KBC digital branding and quoting Archbishop Anthony Muheria seemingly criticizing President William Ruto is fake. The card reads, “We want to appreciate the new administration for acknowledging the place of God and the church in its establishment. However, the government must also understand that there’s time for everything. This is time […]
The Kenyan government has not slashed HELB loan allocation from 15.8 billion to 2.7 billion
A tweet that claims the government has allocated KSh2.7 billion to the Higher Education Loans Board is false. According to the tweet, the funds allocated to the government agency which provides student loans has plunged precipitously since William Ruto was sworn in as President of Kenya on 15 September 2022. “From Ksh15.8 billion (Uhuru) to […]
Digital card of Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo commenting on President Ruto fake
A digital card bearing the logo and social media template of Kamba Insights —a news blog—and quoting Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jnr is fake. The card which was shared on Saturday, 11 February 2022 via Twitter and made rounds on various Twitter accounts, purported that Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jnr had said the following words: […]
Photo Of Police Cars Is Old, Does Not Show Matiang’i Stakeout
A Twitter user posted a photo that he claimed showed police vehicles outside the former Internal Security Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi’s home. On the night of 8 February 2023, news broke that there was an alleged police raid at Matiang’is. One journalist, however, questioned why no photographs of the policemen who stalked Matiang’i had been […]
Raila Odinga did not refer to William Ruto as President, video is manipulated
A video circulating on TikTok shows Raila Odinga apparently introducing William Ruto as President in front of a cheering crowd. The background is draped in Kenya’s flag colours. A caption on the video states: ”Raila Odinga joins President Ruto at Siaya”. In the video, William Ruto calls Odinga to the platform with the words: “Waziri […]
Raila Odinga Wasn’t Chased At Jacaranda Rally. Video Is From 2022 Election Campaign
A video being shared on TikTok shows a convoy of motor vehicles moving past a crowd of people. The crowd is chanting “William Ruto” and “UDA”. The captions on the video reads “Raila Chased like a MBURUKENGE DOG by the police in Jacaranda ground rally.” The video is dated 29 January 2023, the same day […]
Video of President Ruto Being Rebuked At The African Food Summit Is Altered
A video circulating on Facebook that shows President William Ruto being rebuked at the African Food Summit is altered. The video shows Kenya’s President sitting silently as a man sitting next to him dressed in white criticizes him. In the background of the two men are the logos of the African Food Summit, also known […]
