Four claims about Kenyan government achievements under Kenyatta.
Source: Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta (1 June 2020)
One mostly correct, one incorrect, two unproven.
Three claims about paved roads built in Kenya
Source: Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta (Madaraka Day speech, 1 June 2020)
One correct, one incorrect, one unproven
Revenue has been under-performing for the last 10 years.
Source: Ukur Yatani, Kenya’s finance minister (October 2019).
Treasury documents show the target for ordinary revenue hasn’t been reached for at least nine financial years since 2009/10.
In Kenya, chances of women living to more than 100 years are almost three times that of men.
Source: The Standard newspaper, February 2020
The probability of a woman in Kenya living to 100 would, at best, be twice that of a man.
All the ordinary revenue collected by the Kenya Revenue Authority is used to repay the country’s local and foreign loans, currently worth more than KSh6 trillion.
Source: The Star newspaper, February 2020
Ordinary revenue raised in recent financial years would have met Kenya’s public debt obligations at least twice over.
39% of Kenya’s youth are unemployed, according to census data
Source: Business Daily newspaper (February 2020)
Census data does not support a 39% rate.
Three claims about micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)
Source: Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta (January 2020)
All three unproven
Five claims about the history of Mombasa, funding to coastal counties, cargo volumes at the port of Mombasa and Kenya’s life expectancy.
Source: President Uhuru Kenyatta (October 2019)
One correct, one mostly correct and three incorrect
Since 2015, he [James Macharia] has been allocated on average 47% of the national development budget.
Source: Kenya’s Standard newspaper, October 2019
Allocations to departments under the minister in the period under review have not been more than 41%.
Don’t touch soya foods as they’re very bad for breast cancer.
Source: Viral 2016 TV interview with Kenyan senator and cancer survivor Beth Mugo
Soya foods are healthy and could prevent cancer