Does Kenya have one of the worst maternal mortality rates in the world?
Claims
Two claims on maternal and under-five mortality in Kenya.
Source: UK charity Penny Appeal (2019)
checked
Verdict
One mostly correct, one correct
Kenya fact-checks
Are nearly 80% of Kenya’s farmers smallholders? No data shows this
Claim
70% to 80% of Kenya’s farmers are smallholders
Source: Principal secretary for agricultural research Hamadi Boga (April 2019)
unproven
Verdict
There isn’t reliable data to support this share of farmers
Fact-checking 5 claims by Kenya’s deputy president Ruto including on corruption and land
Claims
Five claims on a range of national topics.
Source: Kenyan deputy president William Ruto (April 2019)
checked
Verdict
One correct, three mostly correct, one incorrect
Do Kenya’s used car dealers really pay KSh49 billion a year in import tax?
Claim
Kenya’s used car industry pays KSh49 billion in taxes
Source: Kenya Auto Bazaar Association (February 2019)
incorrect
Verdict
Total tax on both new and used car imports less than KSh49 billion
State of the Nation 2019: Did Kenyatta get his facts right?
Claims
Seven claims about the government's achievements
Source: Uhuru Kenyatta, 2019 State of the Nation Address
checked
Verdict
Three correct, two mostly correct, one incorrect and one misleading.
Top Kenyan lawyer gets parliament and judiciary funding numbers wrong
Claims
Three claims on funding of Kenya’s judiciary and parliament
Source: Senior counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi (March 2019)
checked
Verdict
All three incorrect
#WorldWaterDay: 10 facts – some surprising – about Africa’s water
How many people in the region don’t have safe water? Do Cape Town residents use it mainly for their pools and gardens? Do well-off Nairobians pay less for their water?
How Kenyatta mangled his numbers on Kenyan counties’ development spend
Claim
Kenya’s counties spent 87.3% of their entire budget on recurrent expenditure and 12.7% on development in 2017/18.
Source: President Uhuru Kenyatta (February 2019)
incorrect
Verdict
Counties spent 57.8% of budget on recurrent expenditure and 16.3% on development.
Kenya’s Ruto at Chatham House: verifying the deputy president’s London speech
Claims
Nine claims ranging from diaspora remittances to the constitution, railways, electricity and Kenya’s development.
Source: Kenyan deputy president William Ruto (February 2019)
checked
Verdict
Three correct, two mostly correct, one exaggerated, one incorrect, one misleading and one unproven.
No, 60 days of the ‘average’ Kenyan wage won’t buy you a new iPhone XS
Claim
An average Kenyan will have to work almost 60 days to afford Apple's premium iPhone XS.
Source: Capital FM (January 2019)
misleading
Verdict
“Average wage” excludes informal sector workers.