Uhuru Kenyatta is a Kenyan politician who held several senior government positions before serving as the country’s president from 2013 to 2022.
Claim
There has been a
video circulating online claiming to be a news report from
Citizen Television in Kenya, alleging that former President Uhuru Kenyatta has launched a platform that enables individuals to earn 500,000 Kenyan shillings in profit after investing 32,400 Kenyan shillings.
Verdict
Online verification conducted by JamiiCheck using Google reverse image search established that the
original video was published in September 2022. In the footage, Uhuru Kenyatta expressed his commitment to overseeing a peaceful transfer of power at the end of his term, following the election of William Ruto as Kenya’s fifth president.
Similarly, JamiiCheck established that the authentic news video report aired by Citizen Television was
published on April 12, 2025, and it featured President William Ruto, not the claims made in the circulated video.
Additionally, analysis using tools designed to detect AI-generated content identified indicators particularly in the audio suggesting the involvement of artificial intelligence in the creation of the misleading video.
Therefore, the videos were manipulated using AI editing to create a false message, a tactic that could potentially be used to scam or defraud members of the public.
