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The video is from May 2014 when Uhuru Kenyatta visited the Deputy President’s office. A video submitted for fact-checking via PesaCheck’s WhatsApp Tipline and claiming to show President Uhuru Kenyatta visiting Deputy President William Ruto’s office to wish him the...
The IEBC vice chairperson has confirmed she is not on Facebook. acebook accounts with the profile of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) vice chairperson, Juliana Cherera, and posting content in her name, are FAKE. “The Chair now claims he...
A delegation of Kenya’s media stakeholders, ranging from the Kenya Editors Guild, the Media Council of Kenya and the Media Owners Association held the first round of debates on July 11, 2022. This involved Nairobi County’s gubernatorial aspirants. In...
On July 11, 2022, the Media Owners of Kenya, the Media Council of Kenya and the Kenya Editors Guild jointly organised the Nairobi Gubernatorial candidates debate. It was conducted in two phases and the top two contenders for the...
In the Nairobi Gubernatorial Debate held on July 12, 2022, Senator Johnson Sakaja claimed to be the senator with the most number of bills and motions in the Senate. Piga Firimbi looked into this claim. “I have brought more bills,...
This tweet accompanied by an image of armed soldiers claims that William Ruto was allegedly put “under preventive arrest” and the “road to his home is blocked”. The tweet was posted on August 10, a day after Kenya’s general...
There have been a number of images shared on the internet, claiming to show voters in different polling stations. Two of these were shared on Twitter. One claims to show voters queuing in Gatundu, Kiambu county and another, Nyeri. Background In...
A graphic that claims a former member of parliament Moses Kuria threatened to shoot an Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) observer is circulating on Facebook.  “IEBC Commissioner in charge of security Francis Wanderi ejects Moses Kuria from Bomas of...
On the night of 11 August 2022, Dennis Itumbi, a digital strategist working for the campaign of Kenyan deputy president William Ruto, claimed party officials had been “arrested” or “kidnapped”.  “UDA Communications Director Wanjohi Githae and DP William Ruto Chief...
An image of what appears to be the cover of the US news weekly Time has been shared online in Kenya, with the headline “The Man Who Will Never Be President”.  The cover shows a photo of Kenya politician Raila...
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