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  • 2022-07-25 (xsd:date)
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  • Crowd shouts ‘Ruto’ during Odinga rally? No, more disinformation ahead of Kenya’s presidential election (en)
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  • A TikTok video posted on Facebook appears to show the crowd at a political rally for Azimio la Umoja , one of the two major coalitions ahead of Kenya’s August 2022 elections , shouting the name of the leader of the rival Kenya Kwanza alliance. Current deputy president William Ruto heads Kenya Kwanza. Azimio’s flag bearer is former prime minister Raila Odinga . The two are the frontrunners to be president, according to polls. The video shows Francis Atwoli, the secretary general of the Central Organization of Trade Unions , speaking in support of Odinga. But the crowd seemingly chants Ruto in response. According to text on the video , the rally was held in Garbatulla, a town and sub-county in Isiolo county . But was Atwoli’s endorsement of Odinga embarrassingly rejected , as the video appears to show? We checked. ‘Baba’ – not ‘Ruto’ A Google reverse image search reveals that the video was indeed shot during a campaign rally in Garbatulla, on 21 June. But the original video captures the crowd shouting Baba and not Ruto. Odinga is often referred to as Baba, Kiswahili for father and a reference to his longevity in Kenyan politics. Atwoli’s endorsement wasn’t rejected by the crowd. The sound in the video has been altered. (en)
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