Peris Gachahi
Digital Investigations Journalist at Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Digital Investigations Journalist at AFP Fact Check
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Peris Gachahi
Kenya’s President William Ruto launched the Social Health Authority (SHA) in October 2024 to replace the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) as the state’s health insurance provider, prompting criticism from his opponents. Yet a TikTok video that claims to show him “preparing” a hospital patient for the press launch has been created with AI software from an image taken in 2019. The original photo shows Ruto, who was then deputy president, visiting a victim of a terror attack.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Peris Gachahi
Kenya’s former president Uhuru Kenyatta retired in 2022 after serving two terms in office. As the country gears up for the 2027 general elections, a post was shared on TikTok claiming to show Kenyatta announcing he would be running for president again. But the claim is false; the audio used is AI-generated and the video is from 2022 when the former leader addressed the nation after the Supreme Court upheld the victory of his successor. “Uhuru what’s up?
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4 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Peris Gachahi
“Police chopper carrying CS Aden Duale crash in Malindi,” reads the text overlaid on a TikTok post dated April 9, 2025. The clip, shared 499 times, includes an image of Duale and a video labelled “2025” showing the wreckage of an aircraft surrounded by onlookers. The post, which has since been deleted, also included unrelated text promoting the Kenyan government’s Financial Inclusion Fund, also known as the Hustler Fund.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Peris Gachahi
Kenyan President William Ruto went on a five-day tour of the Mount Kenya region earlier this month. Political tensions surrounded the tour due to last year’s impeachment of former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, who hails from the region. A day into the visit, a post shared on X claimed to show Gachagua apologising to Ruto.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Peris Gachahi
In a move to fortify the ruling coalition ahead of Kenya's 2027 general election, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi’s Amani National Congress (ANC) party was recently merged with President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA). A post shared on TikTok claims to show Mudavadi threatening to resign and expose alleged crimes by Ruto, implying the two leaders have fallen out.
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