Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa: Claim: Mbugua and former finance minister Ukur Yatani initiated the budget cuts in the 2022/23 financial year Verdict: EXAGERATED Source: Africa Check Claim: Gachagua said the treasury had released KSh4 billion to subsidise unga, which is Kiswahili for flour Verdict: CORRECT Source: Africa Check Claim: Gachagua claimed […]
CLAIM: Abia State Had No Permanent Government House Since 1999
On Friday, March 24, 2023, a Twitter User with the handle @Buchyogba tweeted that Abia state does not have a government house. The full text read thus: “Dr Alex Otti may likely operate from his private house in Isialangwa after inauguration on May 29, 2023 since Abia State does not have a government house since […]