{"id":47298,"date":"2025-04-08T06:16:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T10:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/old-clip-falsely-shared-as-senior-kenyan-politician-threatening-to-expose-president\/08\/04\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T06:16:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T10:16:58","slug":"old-clip-falsely-shared-as-senior-kenyan-politician-threatening-to-expose-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/old-clip-falsely-shared-as-senior-kenyan-politician-threatening-to-expose-president\/08\/04\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Old clip falsely shared as senior Kenyan politician threatening to expose president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><span>In a move to fortify the ruling coalition ahead of Kenya&#8217;s 2027 general election, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi\u2019s Amani National Congress (ANC) party was recently merged with President William Ruto\u2019s United Democratic Alliance (UDA). A post shared on TikTok claims to show Mudavadi threatening to resign and expose alleged crimes by Ruto, implying the two leaders have fallen out. The claim is false; the video is from a public address in 2020 when Mudavadi spoke about former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko\u2019s impeachment.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>\u201cRuto we are not fools!! I am ready to step down. This country is being led by a thief. I am ready to speak,\u201d reads the English and Swahili text overlay on a <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/6Y67-DLYP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TikTok video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>TikTok video<\/span><\/span><\/a> published on March 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot of the false post, taken on April 4, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>The post has been shared more than 500 times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>\u201cHow did we get to the situation where there\u2019s impeachment in Nairobi? Let us speak the truth&#8230;It\u2019s because of impunity. Because you don\u2019t want to follow the law. We need leaders who can know and appreciate the rule of the law,\u201d Mudavadi says in the clip.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>\u201cIf we continue making the mistake and saying that now because I\u2019m popular in the streets of Nairobi for this week, then I can disregard the law of the land, then I\u2019m the one who is planting the seed of impeachment. When you\u2019re a governor somewhere, it is not personal property. It is a public office,\u201d he adds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>He goes on to stress that leaders at all levels of society must conduct their activities in accordance with the law, regardless of their position. At the end of the clip, he notes that some leaders are afraid of speaking the truth because they fear social media backlash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Mudavadi was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-star.co.ke\/news\/2022-09-27-ruto-appoints-mudavadi-prime-cabinet-secretary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:appointed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>appointed<\/span><\/span><\/a> as the Prime Cabinet Secretary on 27 September 2022, becoming the most senior leader after the president and his deputy (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/7D4Y-UH96\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>). He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/health\/national\/article\/2001482808\/president-william-ruto-reshuffles-cabinet-mudavadi-takes-over-foreign-affairs-ministry#google_vignette\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:doubles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>doubles<\/span><\/span><\/a> as Foreign and Diaspora Affairs cabinet secretary (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/HJZ6-25MM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>He also assumed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2025\/04\/muturi-hands-over-public-service-docket-to-mudavadi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:interim;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>interim<\/span><\/span><\/a> charge of the public service ministry following the exit of Justin Muturi in April 2025 (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/LN5L-UWE7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>The video, however, does not show him saying he is ready to resign or threatening to divulge secrets about Ruto.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><span>Old video<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>AFP Fact Check conducted <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.36RH9NV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reverse image searches;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>reverse image searches<\/span><\/span><\/a> on keyframes from the video and discovered the false clip was created by splicing two different versions of footage from the same event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>One segment was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=YAuF8rt5J5w\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:published;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>published<\/span><\/span><\/a> on the YouTube channel of Kenyan news outlet NTV on December 14, 2020 (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/ZV9W-8SDK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>\u201cNairobi is not a private property, Mudavadi tells Sonko,\u201d reads the video\u2019s title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>At the time, Mudavadi was addressing congregants at the Friends Church Quakers in Nairobi during the Covid-19 pandemic, where he spoke about the impeachment of the city&#8217;s ex-governor Sonko and his subsequent removal from office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>He did not mention Ruto in the footage uploaded to YouTube by NTV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Comparisons show Mudavadi in the same blazer and grey shirt, with blue, yellow and white drapes in the background.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshots comparing the false post (left) and the original address published by NTV&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"429\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/EcjaKNz7seudne1zsNaFUw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTQyOQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/31859457c1cadc48244600f7050f262c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshots comparing the false post (left) and the original address published by NTV<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>A longer version of the address, part of which appears two minutes and fifty seconds into the TikTok video, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ikyh0Ed8jYA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:published;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>published<\/span><\/span><\/a> on YouTube by social media news channel Mutembei TV on December 15, 2020 (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/M5EU-4YR4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Mudavadi also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MusaliaMudavadi\/status\/1338109010969497601?lang=ar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:shared;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>shared<\/span><\/span><\/a> photographs from the service on his X account (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/XBB5-7SCL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>AFP Fact Check did not find any credible reports suggesting a rift between Mudavadi and Ruto.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>In March 2025, the Mudavadi-led ANC party was officially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-star.co.ke\/news\/realtime\/2025-03-15-mudavadi-my-position-secure-despite-anc-uda-merger\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:dissolved;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>dissolved<\/span><\/span><\/a> and merged with Ruto\u2019s UDA to solidify Mudavadi\u2019s position in the Kenya Kwanza ruling coalition (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/9RJ3-THVJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Additionally, Mudavadi\u2019s office issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OfficePCS_KE\/status\/1908853044848054363\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:statement;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>statement<\/span><\/span><\/a> 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