Kenya: Video Not of Kenya's Former Deputy President Apologising to Ruto in 2025 - Footage Altered

Kenya: Video Not of Kenya's Former Deputy President Apologising to Ruto in 2025 - Footage Altered

IN SHORT: A video shared on social media in April 2025 appears to show Kenya's former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua apologising to William Ruto during the president's tour of Mount Kenya. But the footage is misleading. It uses old video, combined with AI-generated audio, to falsely suggest a new apology.

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GACHAGUA meets former Cabinet Secretaries JUSTIN MUTURI and MITHIKA LINTURI as 2027 campaigns gather momentum

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has intensified his political engagements ahead of the 2027 general elections after holding a significant meeting in Nairobi with former Cabinet Secretaries Justin Muturi and Mithika Linturi. Muturi and Mithika are influential figures in Mt. Kenya east politics. The two former Cabinet Secretaries have turned into fierce critics of President Ruto after being fired from Cabinet. …