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
In Kenya, 49% of new HIV infections occur among adolescents.
Source: Johnson & Johnson tweet (5 June 2019)
New HIV infections in adolescents accounted for 16%, not 49% of the national total
Nairobi accounts for 45% of Kenya’s gross domestic product
Source: The Guardian, UK (5 August 2019)
Nairobi’s GDP contribution averaged 21.7% from 2013 to 2017
Two claims on the value of Kenya’s forestry sector
Source: Senator Susan Kihika (July 2019)
One unproven, one correct
Eight claims on agriculture, healthcare, county revenue and gender equality
Source: Wycliffe Oparanya, chair of the council of governors
Four correct, two mostly correct, one misleading and one incorrect
Kenya’s parliament approves county funding based on five-year-old revenue data
Source: Former governor Isaac Ruto (May 2019)
Division of revenue legislation for 2018/19 and 2019/20 both based on five-year-old revenue accounts