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Fact Checker

ALTERED: JKIA signage has not been rebranded

The original image does not include Adani branding. This image on Facebook showing the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) signage purportedly changed to Adani Krishna...

FALSE: This image is not of Nithi Bridge in Meru County

The photo is of Xuguang Expressway in China. This Facebook post with a photo purportedly of Nithi Bridge is FALSE.   The post reads: “Nithi bridge in...

FALSE: JKIA is not selling or auctioning unattended luggage

The Kenya Airports Authority has termed the claim false.  This Facebook post claiming that the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is auctioning unattended luggage is FALSE. The...

FAKE: This memo addressed to Nation Media Group staff claiming that Mpox has been reported at the company’s headquarters is fabricated

The memo did not originate from Nation Media Group.  This memo on X(formerly Twitter), purportedly from Nation Media Group's (NMG) Human Relations department, stating that...

FALSE: This post claiming that the same woman was present during President project launches in both Embu and Kisii counties is inaccurate

The woman in question is a resident of the Bonchari constituency in Kisii county and was not in Embu as claimed by the post. This...

FALSE: This video showing Moses Kuria purportedly outside State House after being fired is not from July 2024

This video dates back to April 2017.  This x (formerly Twitter) post with a video claiming to show the former Public Service, Performance and Delivery...

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Gutted Trade Part 3: A ‘Controlled Market’: Monopolies, corruption and difficulty accessing licenses shut out most Ugandans from the maw trade

This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In Uganda, Chinese demand for the Nile perch swim bladder,...

Gutted Trade PART 2: A Smuggling Route Reversed: Uganda no longer the region’s maw processing hub

This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In Uganda, the hunt for fish maw is driving depletion...

Gutted Trade: How the hunt for swim bladder to supply Asian markets is failing Uganda’s fishing industry

From medicinal soups to holiday gifts, fish maw from Uganda feeds huge Chinese demand. But the once thriving...

Environmental Sustainability: How sugar factory diversified operations to eliminate pollution

Over one and a half decade ago, Chatthe family ventured into sugar milling business in Kibos, Kisumu County. The...

GOGO POWER SUB-STATION: New Year gift for Uriri residents

The overdue expansion of Gogo Power Sub Station is set to begin in the new year. The expansion will...

SOUTH SUDAN: Government official in hot soup for diverting relief vehicles for private use  

Government officials in Western Bahr el Ghazal State have diverted two Non-governmental organizations (NGO) donated vehicles intended to...