Is Kenya’s Pinnacle Tower Africa’s tallest building? We’ll know in 2021
Claim
Pinnacle Towers are Africa's tallest building
Business Daily newspaper (April 2018)
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Verdict
Project to be completed in 3 years
Reports: Kenya
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Uhuru Kenyatta’s 2018 State of The Nation Address fact-checked
Kenya’s President delivered his fifth state of the nation address to a joint sitting of parliament in Nairobi. But did his claims tally up?
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Nairobi’s water supply: 2 claims about losses & high prices in slums evaluated
Is nearly half of capital city’s water lost and do inhabitants of slums pay much more for water than those in swanky apartments? We judged two of governor Mike Sonko’s claims about Nairobi’s water supply
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Do just 700,000 public workers gobble up half of Kenya’s taxes, as Ruto said?
Kenya’s civil servant pay levels continue to attract national debate. Is the situation as bad as the deputy president recently depicted?
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Did historic court ruling wipe out nearly $1 billion from Kenya’s stock exchange?
Highlighting the cost of invalidating the 8 August presidential election, Kenya’s deputy president quantified losses by a spooked stock market at KSh100 billion. Do his numbers add up?
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Do mothers & newborns run a higher risk of dying in Nairobi, as governor Sonko said?
Kenya’s freshly elected representatives are full of plans and promises. Nairobi governor Mike Sonko pledged to improve health standards, saying mothers and newborns have a higher chance of dying in childbirth in his county than a far flung rural one.
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The presidential debate that wasn’t: Did Kenya’s Odinga get his facts straight?
Despite being much-anticipated, Kenya’s presidential frontrunners kept the country guessing whether they would pitch for a debate broadcast live . We examined 3 claims by the main candidate who did.
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The man who debated himself: 2 claims by Kenya presidency hopeful rated
In Kenya, six running-mates to presidential candidates were expected for a live debate at Nairobi’s Catholic University on 17 July. Only one took to the podium. Did Muthiora Eliud Kariara have his facts right? We checked.
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Fact-checked: 5 claims in Kenya Nasa opposition manifesto
Kenya’s chief opposition coalition the National Super Alliance (Nasa) has released its manifesto, where it makes a number of claims. We zeroed in on five.
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The Jubilee Party manifesto: 5 claims fact-checked
President Uhuru Kenyatta is up for re-election in next month’s poll. Do some of the claims made in his party’s new manifesto add up?