Alphonce Shiundu
Freelance Journalist and Kenya Editor at Africa Check
KE Editor @AfricaCheck | Writer| Editor| Politics & the Legislature| Fellow, Narconews' SAJ| ProFellow @exchangealumni| #YALIRLCEA| #IamChevening #OSINT
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2 weeks ago |
africacheck.org | Alphonce Shiundu
The figures have been beefed upFirst, the graphic claims that “KSh1.1 billion is spent on meat every year” – or “KSh2.7 million a day”. That’s incorrect. Dividing KSh1.1 billion by 365.25 days gives KSh3,011,636 per day, not 2.7 million. And that’s the total for all recruits – not per person. We have yet to see an official document confirming the KSh1.1 billion meat budget. A barrage of media reports at the time – from the Standard, Capital FM and the BBC – don’t show where the number came from.
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1 month ago |
africacheck.org | Alphonce Shiundu
On 22 April 2025, Kenyan president William Ruto began a five-day state visit to China, shortly after finance minister John Mbadi had also visited. But this isn’t just routine diplomacy. It’s happening as China and Donald Trump’s US square off in a heated trade war, and Kenya finds itself caught in the middle. Back in May 2024, Ruto was on a historic state visit to Washington DC, where Kenya was named a “major non-NATO ally”, opening access to US military tech and security partnerships.
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Jan 20, 2025 |
africacheck.org | Alphonce Shiundu
Kenya will see a number of national campaigns and events in 2025, many of which are already causing controversy and muddying public debate. These are accompanied by a great deal of disinformation and viral falsehoods, as is typical of polarising events. We flag five topics to watch out for. 1.
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Dec 19, 2024 |
africacheck.org | Alphonce Shiundu
A fact-checker has rated your Facebook or Instagram post as “false”, “altered”, “partly false” or “missing context”. This could have serious consequences. What do you do? Click on our guide for the steps you should follow. Africa Check is a partner in Meta's third-party fact-checking programme to help stop the spread of false information on social media. The content we rate as “false” will be downgraded on Facebook and Instagram. This means fewer people will see it.
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Aug 26, 2024 |
allafrica.com | Alphonce Shiundu
Beware of this fabricated 'kissing video' targeting Kenyan president William Ruto and defence minister Soipan Tuya in a sexist smear campaign IN SHORT: A fake video falsely showing Kenyan president William Ruto "kissing" newly appointed defence minister Soipan Tuya has surfaced, fueling a vicious smear campaign since Tuya's rise to the powerful ministry.
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