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FALSE: DP Gachagua did not say MPs were bribed to pass the 2024 Finance Bill

The video is from February 2021. This video on X (formerly Twitter) claiming that Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua said Members of Parliament (MPs) were...

FAKE: This KFC notice announcing layoffs over demonstrations is fabricated

The KFC franchise in Kenya is not laying off workers.  This letter shared on X (formerly Twitter)  purportedly by Kentucky Fried Chicken(KFC) announcing layoffs due...

MISSING CONTEXT: This video showing Police officers brutally beating up a young man is not from the current GEN Z demonstrations

The video was taken in November 2019 during a students’ strike in Juja. This video shared on X, showing police officers assaulting a young man...

FAKE: EACC notice to activist Hanifa Farsafi over misappropriation of M-Changa funds is fabricated

The purported letter did not originate from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.  This notice on X (formerly Twitter), purportedly from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission...

FALSE: These images, supposedly of police assaulting a protestor, are not from July 2024 in Mukuru Kwa Njenga

The images were posted by Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi on 13 December 2014. This X (formerly Twitter) post with images purportedly showing Kenyan police assaulting...

FACT-CHECK: This  photo of Azimio leader Raila Odinga wearing UDA-branded attire is altered

The original image of Odinga does not have the UDA branding.  A photo shared on X (formerly Twitter) of opposition leader and former Kenyan Prime...

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Learning on uneven ground: Inside inclusive early learning in Kakamega

A random visit to early childhood education centres in Kenya, you are likely to meet learners as young...

Rethinking retirement in Kenya: Balancing dignity, security and purpose

By Chrispine Oduma A prominent Kenyan media personality started a very interesting conversation on retirement age. Giddy posted in...

Public or Private? How Kiambu parents are weighing pre-school options

It is a chilly morning in Juja town. Lagna Kiuria, a salonist, walks her five-year-old son past a public...

NSSF’s 17 per cent return and the future of Tier II, contracting out in Kenya

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

ILO turns to cooperatives in fight against child labour in coffee, tea sectors

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...