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Ahead of his government's eagerly anticipated first annual budget, to be presented mid-June 2023, Ruto made a number of claims in a sit-down with journalists. How did he fare with his facts?Claim12 claims on taxes, revenues, debt, exports, jobs, housing and educationVerdictThree correct, one mostly correct, one exaggerated, one unproven, six incorrectSourceWilliam Ruto, president of Kenya (May 2023)Only a few months into his presidency, Kenya's...

A few months into his first term, William Ruto discussed his administration with the media. But did he get his facts right? Claim Six claims, about the cost of fertiliser and power, the number of... | January 18, 2023

A few months into his first term, William Ruto discussed his administration with the media. But did he get his facts right?

Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta gave his final address on a national holiday as the country marked 59 years of self-rule after colonialism on 1 June 2022. For the first time, Madaraka Day was observed at Nairobi’s Uhuru Gardens, historic for the lowering of the Union Jack and the hoisting of the first Kenyan flag in 1963.

Kenyan deputy president William Ruto is campaigning for president ahead of August 2022 elections. Ruto seeks to succeed president Uhuru Kenyatta with whom he was jointly elected in 2013 but has since fallen out with. The two have clashed publicly over their record in office. 

Kenya’s finance minister recently outlined the country’s spending plans in what was the final budget statement of president Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration.  Ukur Yatani made several claims in his speech, many of which resembled a scorecard of Kenyatta’s tenure. The president will step down after the August 2022 elections, having been in office since 2013.  

Uhuru Kenyatta is due to step down in August. But was finance minister Ukur Yatani on the money?

Verifying Kenyan governors’ claims of progress Published on 01 December 2020 Claim Verdict Source Wycliffe Oparanya, chair of Kenya’s council of governors (July 2020) Of the seven claims we checked, Oparanya was only correct that women are represented as required by law on county elected bodies. He was nearly on the money about the percentages allocated to health. His figures about allocations to agriculture didn’t add up, however. His claims about water and sanitation cannot be proven, w...

The misspelling of the word “rumoured” in a front page headline of a national newspaper is a sign that something’s not quite right. Is the front page real?