Claim: After protesters broke into Kenya's parliament building in June, disrupting the debate over the controversial 2024 Finance Bill, a video claiming to show the legislators hiding in the bush and eating a meal emerged online. But the claim is false; the video is old and shows Tanzanian politicians at a funeral. AFP Fact Check was able to identify Tanzanian opposition party leader Freeman Mbowe and fellow member of parliament David Mathayo.
Fact-check: Video shows Tanzanian politicians at a funeral, not Kenyan MPs hiding after deadly protests
Verdict: video shows tanzanian politicians at a funeral, not kenyan mps hiding after deadly protests
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Mary Kulundu
Date published: 2024-07-18T17:10:00