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FALSE: This image of bodies retrieved from a water body is not from Kenya

Fact Checker Polycarp Ochieng
The photo was taken in Eastern Congo. This post on X accompanied by a picture of bodies covered in plastic bags claimed to be of...

ALTERED: This video of Moses Kuria being roughed was not captured during the 2024 anti-gov’t protests 

Fact Checker Winnie Ali
The video was taken in February 2020 during a BBI rally and does not contain the ‘Ruto must go’ chant. This video on Facebook(archived here)...

How Raila’s bid for top AU job is realigning Kenya’s political landscape

Opinion Kepher Otieno
Opposition leader Raila Odinga’s bid for the African Union (AU) Commission chairperson has caused a major shift in Kenya’s national politics and introduced a...

Journalists develop curriculum on Climate Change Reporting

Environment Rolex Dan Omondi
Journalists in Kenya have developed a curriculum to train reporters on how to cover Climate Change issues. The Kenya Editors Guild (KEG), an association which...

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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...

Environment

Health

Agriculture

Hope as Malawi’s first Bt Maize trials register excellent performance

Agriculture 0
Scientists at Malawi’s Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural...

Kisumu farmer discovers hidden wealth in Oyster Mushoom

Agriculture 0
At Kajulu Farms, Juma Sylvester spearheads a quiet agricultural...

How Russia-Ukrain war is killing chapati, mandazi business in Kisumu slums

Agriculture 0
In 2007, Eunice Atieno ventured into mandazi business at...

Siaya residents warned against selling farm produce as harvesting season begins

Agriculture 0
Residents of Siaya County have been cautioned against selling...

Irrigation agency sets pace for revamp of West Kano Scheme

Agriculture 0
For the past six years, West Kano Irrigation Scheme...

Migori youths urged to embrace fish farming to boost employment opportunities

Agriculture 0
The dwindling of natural fish in Lake Victoria has...

Kenya secures Sh.9.5 billion loan from AfDB for emergency food production

Agriculture 0
President William Ruto's administration has signed a loan agreement...

How Water Pans are transforming food production in Siaya

Agriculture 0
It is Monday dawn, and as the sun rays...

Entreprenuership

Digital Marketing App to boost sales for Kisumu entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship 0
Kisumu entrepreneurs were all smiles as innovators launched a...

27 pass out in empowerment program targeting women entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship 0
Twenty-seven women in Kisumu are the latest beneficiaries of...

Migori to relocate fresh produce traders from town to Omboo Market

Entrepreneurship 0
Migori County Government is set to relocate fresh produce...

Lobby groups call for expoloration of private sector in a bid to develop rural areas

Entrepreneurship 0
Engagement of the private sector has been highlighted as...

Study unveils insights into small firms’ financial behavior in a bid to drive economic growth

Entrepreneurship 0
A recent study has revealed that 51 percent of...

Gender

United Nations boosts war against Gender-Based Violence in Vihiga

Gender 0
The war against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in...

Being Farida Salim: Kenya’s Samia Suluhu who chose ‘dirt’ against family wishes

Gender 0
“How can an upright thinking woman quit her profession...

Meet this Kisumu woman mining talents from children living with disabilities

Gender 0
Inside her tiny office located at Nyamasaria, about 40...

Kisumu journalist finds happiness in clothing vulnerable children

Gender 0
One afternoon in early 2020, while having a lazy...

Human Interest

Why Free Press remains an illusion in Kenya

Human Interest 0
 “I listen to the radio daily because it is...

Four weeks tour of Germany for Kisumu teacher best in German language

Human Interest 0
When Ms Edna Obare encountered a call by the...

NOT YET UHURU FOR PWDs: ‘How my family made fun of my disability’

Human Interest 0
He was born a bubbly baby boy, a second...

Initiative seeks to rename Lake Victoria, create state brutality Memorial Museum

Human Interest 2
Lake Victoria could soon get a new name if...

‘We didn’t plan chaos against Mzee Kenyatta’, Jaramogi men speak on 1969 Kisumu Massacre

Human Interest 0
October 25, 1969, remains a key political turning point...

Fact Checker

MESHA transforming newsrooms through Mobile Journalism mentorship

News Kevine Omollo Kevine Omollo -
Twenty-three more journalists have benefited from Mobile Journalism skilling project by the Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (MESHA). This now put the number...

Media best placed to tame vaccine hesitancy in Kenya, experts say

Health Kevine Omollo Kevine Omollo -
Misinformation remains one of the main factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy in Kenya. Stakeholders in the health sector say social media has provided fodder for...

LIBOI: Nairobi artist who sings for Lake Victoria

Environment Rolex Dan Omondi Rolex Dan Omondi -
For ages, Lake Victoria, the world’s second-largest fresh water lake has been choking due to aggravated human-related (anthropogenic) activities thus endangering aquatic life. Spirited efforts...

It is 1, 200 units for new Kisumu’s Anderson housing project

News Rolex Dan Omondi Rolex Dan Omondi -
The once dilapidated Anderson Estate is set for a facelift with 1, 200 modern units. The 15-storey Anderson Housing project to be undertaken by LAPTRUST...

Report: Online gangs now targeting high profile Kenyans

News Christine Ochogo Christine Ochogo -
   Have you ever been a victim of cyber criminals traversing the vast online spaces? Many people have fallen victims to cyber attacks and have...

Call for adherence to medication dominate Kisumu HIV/AIDs Candlelight fete

Health Rolex Dan Omondi Rolex Dan Omondi -
Call for adherence to the use of AntiRetroviral (ARVs) drugs by People Living with HIV dominated the celebration to mark this year's AIDS Candle...

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