{"id":179338,"date":"2024-08-27T08:54:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T06:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/east-africa\/kenya\/kenya-beware-of-this-fabricated-kissing-video-targeting-kenyan-president-william-ruto-and-defence-minister-soipan-tuya-in-a-sexist-smear-campaign\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T08:54:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T06:54:27","slug":"kenya-beware-of-this-fabricated-kissing-video-targeting-kenyan-president-william-ruto-and-defence-minister-soipan-tuya-in-a-sexist-smear-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/east-africa\/kenya\/kenya-beware-of-this-fabricated-kissing-video-targeting-kenyan-president-william-ruto-and-defence-minister-soipan-tuya-in-a-sexist-smear-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya: Beware of This Fabricated &#8216;Kissing Video&#8217; Targeting Kenyan President William Ruto and Defence Minister Soipan Tuya in a Sexist Smear Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"22\"><em>Beware of this fabricated &#8216;kissing video&#8217; targeting Kenyan president William Ruto and defence minister Soipan Tuya in a sexist smear campaign <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"32\"><strong>IN SHORT:<\/strong> A fake video falsely showing Kenyan president William Ruto &#8220;kissing&#8221; newly appointed defence minister Soipan Tuya has surfaced, fueling a vicious smear campaign since Tuya&#8217;s rise to the powerful ministry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"29\">When Kenyan lawmaker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parliament.go.ke\/index.php\/the-national-assembly\/hon-tuya-roselinda-soipan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soipan Tuya<\/a> was first picked to join the Kenyan cabinet as environment minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessdailyafrica.com\/bd\/lifestyle\/profiles\/roselinda-soipan-tuya-key-career-moment-for-environment-minister--4364706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in September 2022<\/a>, her <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AmThePaul\/status\/1575203406368718881\">photo<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100063504293357\/posts\/1171013703843002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an embrace<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202408270056.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>Beware of this fabricated &#8216;kissing video&#8217; targeting Kenyan president William Ruto and defence minister Soipan Tuya in a sexist smear campaign IN SHORT: A fake video falsely showing Kenyan president William Ruto &#8220;kissing&#8221; newly appointed defence minister Soipan Tuya has surfaced, fueling a vicious smear campaign since Tuya&#8217;s rise to the powerful ministry. 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