Three claims about Kenya’s billion dollar debt to China, checked
A pan-African magazine gave eye-raising numbers about how much Nairobi owes Beijing. Not all of them added up, however.
A pan-African magazine gave eye-raising numbers about how much Nairobi owes Beijing. Not all of them added up, however.
Kenya’s president reported on the state of the nation, nearly one and a half years since the last such address. We fact-checked his claims.
President Uhuru Kenyatta made claims about the covid-19 positivity rate in August and September national speeches, his claims didn't add up.
The Daily Nation highlighted the role of obesity on hospitalisations and deaths from the disease. We check if 2 in 5 Kenyans are obese.
Kenyan newspaper the Star said that “all” of the country’s taxation money is spent paying back debt. We checked their claim.
Does China account for nearly three-quarters of the money Kenya owes foreign lenders?
In a Citizen TV interview, Kenya’s deputy president William Ruto sought to defend the government’s record, ahead of an August election.
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