US ambassador to Kenya Margaret 'Meg' Whitman ‘loves to muck around with data’ – but do her numbers pass the accuracy test?
The American envoy has been working hard to sell her current posting as an attractive investment destination.
The American envoy has been working hard to sell her current posting as an attractive investment destination.
The president’s claim about how much is spent on imports is not supported by the latest data.
Beatrice Elachi, a Kenyan MP, has a tip for people who are very sick: deny the disease nutrients by not eating or drinking.
The ANC’s secretary general Fikile Mbalula has repeated an incorrect claim about access to electricity in 1994.
Several media publications have repeated an incorrect claim about the number of South Africans who get social grants.
Ruto said nearly two-thirds of the taxes collected were being used to pay the country's debts. Are his figures sound?
Prof Umar Danbatta says that under his watch the contribution of the telecoms industry to the country's GDP has risen from 8% to 16%.
The ruling party is correct that unemployment has decreased for seven consecutive quarters, but there is more to the story.
If elected, Dino Melaye hopes to exploit the state's minerals for the benefit of its people. But there's no evidence of the coveted metal.
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