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
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.
The standard for tax expenditures is about 2% of gross domestic product.
Source: Ukur Yatani, Kenya’s cabinet secretary for the treasury (June 2020)
Experts said there was no “standard” or even average for tax expenditures.
Six claims criticising the administration, following the announcement of the budget for the 2020/21 financial year.
Source: Musalia Mudavadi, party leader, Amani National Congress (11 June 2020 in an interview on KTN News)
One correct, one mostly correct, one misleading, three incorrect.
Four claims about Kenyan government achievements under Kenyatta.
Source: Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta (1 June 2020)
One mostly correct, one incorrect, two unproven.