On 31 March, in a media interview, Ruto said: “There are 200,000 Kenyans – 240,000 to be exact – ask Alice Wahome, working in our housing programme.” He referred journalists to his housing minister ...

IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts claim this viral video shows the funerals of Ugandan soldiers killed in South Sudan. But they are wrong; the video shows the burial of 10 workers from the Kawambwa ...

IN SHORT: Some social media users claim that former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has spoken highly of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the separatist group the Indigenous People of Biafra. But there’s ...

IN SHORT: Several Facebook pages are advertising vacancies at Woolworths and redirecting applicants to external websites to upload their CVs. However, Woolworths says it only ever advertises through ...

IN SHORT: Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission has distanced itself from unauthorised agents printing national identification number (NIN) cards. Don’t fall for their promises; their aim ...

IN SHORT: Some Facebook users claim this viral video shows a fire at Nigeria’s Ibis Lagos airport hotel in April 2025. But the video is from 2023. A video of a building on fire has been doing the ...

IN SHORT: The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission says a valid notice for the local government elections will be published in various newspapers. It has urged citizens and political parties ...

IN SHORT: Some social media users claim that a viral photo shows a farmer killed by Fulani herders in Nigeria’s Enugu state in April 2025. But there is no evidence to support this claim and the photo ...

IN SHORT: These videos claim that Margaret Nduta, a Kenyan imprisoned in Vietnam on drug-related charges, has died and been buried. But that's not true, as official reports confirm that her execution ...

IN SHORT: A viral graphic resembling the front page of Kenya's Taifa Leo newspaper claims that Rigathi Gachagua unsuccessfully tried to revive an outlawed group to frustrate president William Ruto’s ...

IN SHORT: This newspaper front page circulating on social media claims that former Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has apologised to president William Ruto in a bid to mend broken ties. But ...