Claim: A Kenyan presidential candidate who has styled his campaign on the legalisation and commercialisation of marijuana claims it offers the country a way to clear its public debt of 8.2 trillion Kenyan shillings . In television interviews, Roots Party leader George Wajackoyah has made broad and unsubstantiated claims about marijuana, ranging from its legal status in the United States to revenues generated by other countries which sell the crop. AFP Fact Check examines some of his statements.
Fact-check: Kenyan presidential candidate smoked out over misleading claims about commercial trade in marijuana
Verdict: kenyan presidential candidate smoked out over misleading claims about commercial trade in marijuana
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Mary Kulundu
Date published: 2022-07-28T12:54:00