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A document bearing the logo of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party calling off countrywide protests in Kenya has attracted social media attention in the country.
“Following the withdrawal of security of our party leader Rt. Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga,...
Protesters took to the streets of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, and several other cities on 20 March 2023 in response to a call for mass action by opposition leader Raila Odinga.
Odinga has since been leading protests against the high cost...
A graphic circulating on Facebook in March 2023 attributes a quote to Kalonzo Musyoka, a prominent Kenyan opposition politician and the party leader of the Wiper Democratic Movement.
In the graphic, Musyoka is quoted as saying that he will not...
Kurian have been given 2 weeks by Luos to move out of Migori county.” This is the headline of what appears to be the front page of Kenya’s Standard newspaper for 15 March 2023, posted on Facebook.
The Kuria people,...
Facebook accounts in the name of Nyeri county governor Mutahi Kahiga have appeared on Facebook, claiming to show the governor's daily activities and whereabouts.
The county is located in central Kenya, about three hours from the capital Nairobi.
Most of the...
The Facebook page Hon.kalonzo Musyoka would have you believe it’s run by Kalonzo Musyoka, a prominent Kenyan opposition politician and the party leader for Wiper Democratic Movement.
The page uses the name and photos of the politician.
Its posts cover a...
A document with the logo of the Azimio la Umoja coalition, thanking the Royal Media Services media company for covering Kenya’s opposition coalition protests on 20 March 2023, is circulating on Facebook.
The document has the headline “APPRECIATION TO ROYAL...
A video shared on Twitter shows uniformed Kenyan police officers beating two unarmed men with batons.
In the video, one of the men lies on his stomach as the officers beat him up, while the other is grabbed and forced...
Protests only “embarrass and shame” Raila Odinga, according to a key ally of the Kenyan opposition leader.
That’s the claim in a news graphic dated 18 March 2023, which says that Hassan Joho, former governor of the coastal county of...
The Facebook account Çhémútàî Goin Citizen has been running promotions on a Facebook group in Kenya with over 33,000 members.
The account uses the name and photos of prominent Kenyan Citizen TV news reporter Chemutai Goin.
One of its posts, dated...
