Does Kenya have one of the highest suicide rates in Africa? What the data says
Kenya has many challenges when it comes to the quality of suicide data, including the lack of a suicide registry.
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.
Kenya president William Ruto misses mark in claiming country’s annual food import bill is KSh500 billion
The president’s claim about how much is spent on imports is not supported by the latest data.
Starve a disease to death? Kenyan politician’s fasting advice on national TV is dangerous
Beatrice Elachi, a Kenyan MP, has a tip for people who are very sick: deny the disease nutrients by not eating or drinking.
Kenyan president William Ruto right – nearly 60% of country’s tax revenue goes to repaying debt
Ruto said nearly two-thirds of the taxes collected were being used to pay the country's debts. Are his figures sound?
Has telecoms share of Nigerian GDP doubled in 8 years? Regulator's celebratory claims fact-checked
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%.
Declining unemployment figures in South Africa are good news, but context, as always, matters
The ruling party is correct that unemployment has decreased for seven consecutive quarters, but there is more to the story.