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On 5 February 2022, the Kenya Kwanza political alliance led by deputy president William Ruto held a political rally in Kwale county, wearing Mijikenda traditional dress . The next day, an image showing Ruto and Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi standing side by side with their traditional regalia printed with Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga ’s face went viral . Odinga is their rival for the presidency in Kenya’s upcoming general elections , set for 9 August. Below his face is printed THE 5TH, implying that Odinga will be the country’s fifth president. Ni kama wamekubali, one user captioned the image. That’s Kiswahili for: It seems they have accepted. The image has appeared on a Facebook group with more than 99,000 members. But did Ruto and Mudavadi really wear outfits endorsing Odinga? We checked. Reverse image search Using a reverse image search , we quickly found the original, unaltered photo – and Odinga’s face is not on their clothes. Mudavadi posted it on Facebook and Twitter on 5 February. Our priority will be to support viable options in the exploitation of limestone, titanium, coal, sandstones among other minerals and ensure value addition at low cost with a sense of tapping into a ready market for the minerals and their by-products. pic.twitter.com/HFpWSmjsdo — Musalia W Mudavadi (@MusaliaMudavadi) February 5, 2022 While the viral image shows the pair in Swahili clothing known as kanga printed with Odinga’s face, the original photo shows them in plain black traditional attire. The image has been altered.
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