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Fact Checker

MISSING CONTEXT: This video alleging that former Interior CS Kithure Kindiki has turned against President Ruto after the dissolution of the cabinet is misleading

The video is of Kindiki speaking to the local administration of Lamu County on 15 July 2023. This X post accompanied by a video claiming...

FALSE: This video isn’t of Kithure Kindiki’s message to President Ruto after the cabinet dismissal

The video is of the former Interior CS addressing a security meeting in Lamu in June 2023. This video on TikTok, supposedly of Kithure Kindiki,...

ALTERED: Russian President Putin did not address Kenya’s June 2024 protests

The Russian Embassy in Kenya has dismissed the claim. This video on TikTok supposedly of Russian President Vladmir Putin addressing the June 2024 anti-Finance Bill...

ALTERED: This video purportedly of Malema castigating President Ruto is doctored

The original video is of Malema addressing Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga. This video on Facebook and TikTok supposedly of South African politician Julius Malema...

ALTERED: This purported cover of Kenyan author Ken Walibora’s book is doctored

Moran Publishers denounced the book cover art. An image shared on Facebook of a book purportedly by the late Kenyan author Ken Walibora is ALTERED. The...

FACT-CHECK: Claim that an earthquake damaged a road in Rongai, Kenya is false

The image is of a highway In Ridgecrest, California taken in July 2019. A claim on X  (formerly Twitter) that a road in Rongai, Kenya...

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

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