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A screenshot of a tweet which appears to quote Kenyan politician Moses Wetangula has attracted social media attention in the country. The tweet reads : Once Kenya Kwanza is ELECTED, we will ensure that Francis Atwoli VACATE the office he holds as a COTU Boss. Enough is Enough! Kenya Kwanza is a political alliance led by deputy president William Ruto, who heads the United Democratic Alliance (UDA). Ruto seeks to succeed president Uhuru Kenyatta in the 9 August 2022 general elections. Wetangula is leader of the Ford Kenya party, also in the alliance supporting Ruto. Atwoli is secretary general of the Central Organization of Trade Unions , or Cotu. He has been a vocal supporter of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition, whose presidential candidate is Raila Odinga. Atwoli has been particularly critical of Ruto and the bottom-up economic model he is promoting. But did Wetangula tweet this attack on Atwoli? We checked. Tweet from imposter account We searched for the tweet and found it posted on a Twitter account with the handle @MoseWetangula . While the profile photo of the account shows Wetangula, we discovered that the account was only created in March 2022 and has just over 7,000 followers. Wetangula is a seasoned politician and it is highly unlikely that he created a Twitter account less than three months before the general elections. The legit account run by the politician was created in November 2011, has over 750,000 followers, under the handle @Wetangulam . While the imposter account is hard hitting, the legit account’s tone is more formal and respectful, as one would also expect of a public figure. There’s no evidence that the tweet circulating on social media was authored or approved by Wetangula – it is fraudulent, published by an imposter Twitter account.
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