Seven claims ranging from health and agriculture to water access and gender equality.
Source: Wycliffe Oparanya, chair of Kenya’s council of governors (July 2020)
One correct, one mostly correct, one misleading, two incorrect and two unproven.
Eight claims ranging from school books and land to the business climate, household electricity and regional exports.
Source: President Uhuru Kenyatta (November 2020)
Three correct, three mostly correct, one unproven, one incorrect.
Kenya’s last recession was recorded in 1992.
Source: Citizen TV website (October 2020)
Kenya’s most recent recession was in 2002, according to official data.
Two claims about the contribution of tourism to Kenya’s economy
Source: Najib Balala, tourism minister (May 2020)
One incorrect, one mostly correct.
Three claims about Covid-19 infection rates and the threshold for “totally” easing restrictions
Source: Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta (August 2020)
One incorrect, one misleading and one correct
Three claims about how revenue is shared between Nigeria’s three levels of government.
Source: Kenya’s former prime minister Raila Odinga (August 2020)
One correct, two incorrect
Six claims about the Kenyan judiciary, from its budget and number of cases to how many judges and magistrates serve Kenya’s population.
Source: Kenya’s chief justice, David Maraga (August 2020)
Four correct, one understated and one unproven
Obesity affects two in every five Kenyans
Source: The Daily Nation newspaper (27 July 2020)
The most recent data available shows only 9% of adults and a much smaller share of children in Kenya are obese.
Over 80% of all diseases in the world are transmitted by hand.
Source: Nigerian doctor and social media personality, Aproko Doctor (7 July 2020)
Experts say no evidence currently supports the claim that 80% of all diseases are transmitted “by hand”.
The Covid-19 virus cannot survive on an inanimate object for more than nine days.
Source: The second-hand clothing lobby group, the Mitumba Association of Kenya (July 2020)
Scientific evidence relied on by the World Health Organization, drawn from studies and reviews, shows the virus which causes Covid-19 only survives on surfaces for at most nine days.