Kenya: Graphic Falsely Claims Kenya’s Ruto Planned to Support Late Opposition Veteran Odinga’s 2027 Bid for President

Graphic falsely claims Kenya’s Ruto planned to support late opposition veteran Odinga’s 2027 bid for president

IN SHORT: A graphic appearing to quote Kenya’s president William Ruto claims that he planned to support deceased veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga as president in the 2027 general election. But it is fake.

“I was planning to support Baba for president come 2027,” reads a graphic that started circulating on Facebook in Kenya on 20 October 2025. The graphic features an image of Kenya’s…