By Kamadi Amata The Government is planning a major policy shift in education sector. The government will from January 2023 do away with boarding primary […]
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Anti-troll tool launches to protect African women
By Code for Africa FeedShield helps users flag online harassment and collect evidence about the abuse. Women journalists and other public figures in Africa are […]
FALSE: Journalist Hussein Mohamed has not been appointed Kenyan Government spokesperson
Syndicated Story Mohamed is the State House spokesperson. A tweet claiming that former Citizen TV journalist Hussein Mohamed has been appointed Kenyan Government spokesperson is FALSE. The tweet, published […]
FALSE: Photo is not of ex-Kenyan President Uhuru enjoying village life after retirement
Syndicated Story The picture is from July 2021, when the retired president was serving his second term. A Facebook post with a photo claiming to be of […]
FAKE: This e-Citizen Kenya Twitter account is an imposter
Syndicated Story e-Citizen Kenya has disowned the account attributed to them and their twitter account is verified. A Twitter account claiming to belong to e-Citizen Kenya and […]
FALSE: This image does not show Kenyans queuing to receive relief food
Syndicated Story The image is of South Africans affected by the Covid-19 economic downturn in 2020 lining up to receive food parcels in Pretoria. A […]
FALSE: Britain’s new Prime Minister is not from the Luo tribe
Syndicated Story Rishi Sunak’s parents are both Hindu A tweet claiming that new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is from the Luo tribe of Kenya […]
FALSE: KRA has not raised the monthly rental income tax to 30%
Syndicated Story According to the KRA website, rental income is charged at a flat rate of 10 per cent of gross monthly rent. A tweet […]
FALSE HEADLINE: President Ruto did not warn Raila over organizing demonstrations
By Michael Barnabe The President does not mention Raila anywhere in the video A video shared on Facebook with a caption claiming that President William […]
FAKE: This Facebook account does not belong to National Police Service Spokesperson Resila Onyango
By Michael Barnabe The police service has distanced Dr Onyango from the account. This Facebook account impersonating National Police Service (NPS) spokesperson Dr Resila Atieno […]