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Fact Checker

ALTERED: This video of Ruto purportedly attending Father Kinyua’s mass is misleading

President William Ruto was not in attendance and does not feature in the original video. A video accompanying an X (formerly Twitter) post claiming that ...

Why Fact Check Desk is every newsroom’s need now more than ever

During the 2017 electioneering period in Kenya, I was a field reporter in Kisumu, covering political beat for one of the major mainstream media...

ALTERED: Charlene Ruto was not appointed National Mining Corporation Chairperson

President Ruto appointed Joseph Kipchumba Lagat. This post on X(formerly Twitter) claiming that Charlene Ruto has been appointed the chairperson of National Mining Corporation is...

FALSE: This video isn’t of MP Junet Mohamed being arrested for insulting Finance CS John Mbadi

The video was taken in 2016 when Junet Mohammed was arrested for hate speech. A video accompanying a post on X (formerly Twitter) claiming to...

FALSE: This photo wasn’t captured in Nairobi CBD on 1 October 2024

The image was initially published during the June 2024 anti-government protests. These posts on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) with a photo supposedly of the...

FAKE: This graphic purportedly quoting MP Mutuse Mwengi isn’t from Citizen Digital

Both the publication and the legislator have disowned the digital card. This digital card shared on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter), purportedly from Citizen Digital...

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By Chrispine Oduma The enactment of the NSSF Act, 2013 fundamentally reshaped Kenya’s retirement benefits landscape by introducing mandatory...

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The International Labour Organization (ILO) has taken its initiative against child labour in the coffee and tea sectors...

Busia Governor Paul Otuoma grilled by EACC over Sh1.4b tender fraud

Busia Governor Paul Otuoma has been questioned by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over Sh1.4 billion fraud...