{"id":175538,"date":"2024-06-29T18:30:18","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T16:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/east-africa\/kenya\/kenya-no-kenyan-presidents-aide-didnt-call-gen-z-protesters-protege-of-terror-group-viral-graphic-fabricated\/"},"modified":"2024-06-29T18:30:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T16:30:18","slug":"kenya-no-kenyan-presidents-aide-didnt-call-gen-z-protesters-protege-of-terror-group-viral-graphic-fabricated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/east-africa\/kenya\/kenya-no-kenyan-presidents-aide-didnt-call-gen-z-protesters-protege-of-terror-group-viral-graphic-fabricated\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya: No, Kenyan President&#8217;s Aide Didn&#8217;t Call Gen Z Protesters &#8216;Prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of Terror Group&#8217; &#8211; Viral Graphic Fabricated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"51\"><strong>IN SHORT: <\/strong>Kenyan president William Ruto has withdrawn the controversial finance bill.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&#8217;s aide called young protesters &#8220;prot\u00e9g\u00e9s of a terrorist group&#8221;, is fake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"20\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=10160636040112408&amp;set=a.10151074963727408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">graphic<\/a> doing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=451415114260064&amp;set=a.106737122061200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rounds<\/a> on Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=467096885969236&amp;set=a.181200181225576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attributes<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=8355901784449624&amp;set=a.240423365997547\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quote<\/a> to Farouk Kibet, the aide to Kenya&#8217;s president William Ruto.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"26\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=475841758306333&amp;set=a.141256388431540\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">graphic<\/a>, Kibet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=10161462328542070&amp;set=a.411103307069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">describes<\/a> the&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202406280610.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on AllAfrica.com<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 East Africa <a title=\"Kenya\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/east-africa\/kenya\/\">Kenya<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s aide called young protesters &#8220;prot\u00e9g\u00e9s of a terrorist group&#8221;, is fake. 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