{"id":246474,"date":"2026-10-06T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/east-africa\/kenya\/kenya-no-evidence-kenyan-president-ruto-and-ex-deputy-gachagua-met-in-the-us-for-talks-graphic-and-article-fabricated\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T11:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T09:00:28","slug":"kenya-no-evidence-kenyan-president-ruto-and-ex-deputy-gachagua-met-in-the-us-for-talks-graphic-and-article-fabricated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/east-africa\/kenya\/kenya-no-evidence-kenyan-president-ruto-and-ex-deputy-gachagua-met-in-the-us-for-talks-graphic-and-article-fabricated\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya: No Evidence Kenyan President Ruto and Ex-Deputy Gachagua Met in the US for Talks &#8211; Graphic and Article Fabricated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"42\"><strong>IN SHORT:<\/strong> A graphic and what looks like a newspaper article circulating on social media claim that Kenyan president William Ruto and former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua met in the US for talks. However, we found no evidence that the meeting happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"34\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1510373924469323&amp;set=a.469510435222349\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">graphic<\/a> and what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=2525665867929861&amp;set=gm.28961890196831808&amp;idorvanity=430471383733737\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">appears<\/a> to be a newspaper article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=3745780548920770&amp;set=a.162473323918195\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">circulating<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1104844398684347&amp;set=a.163158632852933\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">social media<\/a> claim that Kenyan president William Ruto and his former deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, met in the United States for political talks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"18\">&#8220;Ruto, Gachagua Quietly Meet in New&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202610060141.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow 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: A graphic and what looks like a newspaper article circulating on social media claim that Kenyan president William Ruto and former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua met in the US for talks. However, we found no evidence that the meeting happened. 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