Claim: No, Kenyan president William Ruto has not threatened to sack legislators who oppose a key finance bill
Fact-check: No, Kenyan president William Ruto has not threatened to sack legislators who oppose a key finance bill
Verdict: a video posted on tiktok is captioned as though kenyan president william ruto threatened to "fire" members of parliament who voted against his party's proposed bill. but this claim is inaccurate, as ruto supported calls for open ballot voting. he also has no power to fire an elected representative.
Organisation: Africa Check
Author: Wanjiru Kamau
Date published: 2023-06-15T00:00:00