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)
checked
Verdict
One correct, one mostly correct and three incorrect
The South African government has successfully increased the contribution of clean energy from 0% in 2010 to over 4.5% within five years. Source: Gwede Mantashe, minister of mineral resources and energy (October 2019)
correct
Verdict
Official data supports the claim, and experts back it up.
Information and communications technology contributes 13.9% to Nigeria’s GDP, and oil and gas contributes 8.8%. Source: Dr Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy (October 2019)
mostly-correct
Verdict
Minister compared a nominal GDP figure with a real GDP figure.