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.
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.