Kenya: No, Kenyan President’s Aide Didn’t Call Gen Z Protesters ‘Protégé of Terror Group’ – Viral Graphic Fabricated

IN SHORT: Kenyan president William Ruto has withdrawn the controversial finance bill. But the Gen Z-led protests have continued in parts of the country, while misinformation has also continued to spread on social media. This graphic, which claims that Ruto’s aide called young protesters “protégés of a terrorist group”, is fake.

A graphic doing the rounds on Facebook attributes a quote to Farouk Kibet, the aide to Kenya’s president William Ruto.

According to the graphic, Kibet describes the…