By Mtaani Radio
The original photo is of the former Emperor of the Central African Republic Jean-Bedel Bokassa
This photo shared on X (formerly Twitter) claiming to show Kasarani Member of Parliament Ronald Karauri crowning himself king is ALTERED.
The image depicts Karauri dressed in what appears to be royal attire and carrying what appears to be a sword.
“He crowned himself the King of Kasarani constituency recently in a mad power rant on X,” the post reads.
To confirm the photo’s authenticity, Mtaani Radio performed Google reverse image search and discovered that the original image is of former Emperor of the Central African Republic Jean-Bedel Bokassa.
History Collection published the photo in an article dated 12 April 2021. The publication credited the photo to award-winning photojournalist Jeremy Hunter.
The photo was reportedly taken during Bokassa’s coronation.
The authentic image was also published here and here.
Mtaani Radio investigated a photo shared on X (formerly Twitter) claiming to show Kasarani Member of Parliament Ronald Karauri crowning himself king and found it to be ALTERED.
This fact-check was published by Mtaani Radio with technical support from Code for Africa’s PesaCheck newsdesk through the African Fact-Checking Alliance.
