Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa:
Claim: Nation website quote Kenyan senator Malala accusing ally Gachagua of corruption
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Africa Check
Claim: Kenyan legislator Junet Mohamed insults members of the Kikuyu ethnic group
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Africa Check
Claim: Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi was lit up in colours of the Ukrainian flag -Image
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Africa Check
Claim: “Kibaki left me an economy worth KSh5 trillion. Today the one I hand over my government to, I will leave an economy worth KSh13 trillion” – President Kenyatta
Verdict: MISLEADING STATEMENT
Source: Africa Check
Claim: Hushpuppi did not execute $400,000 fraud from US prison
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Dubawa
Claim: Girma Wake has been appointed CEO of Ethiopian Airlines
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check
Claim: This Facebook post with images claims to show a drone attack in the Shire, the Tigray region of Ethiopia, in March 2022
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check