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No, the photomontage presenting Raila as the face of violence is fabricated and constitutes an attack on his identity

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Despite allegations from Dennis Itumbi-Hustler Nation Spokesman-Public Comms & Digital Strategist on Twitter, Raila Odinga is not the face of violence in Kenya as there is no evidence to support the claim. This was deliberate photo manipulation and identity attack by Itumbi on Raila Odinga and Azimio. Most of the images from the montage are scenes from some cases of Post-election Violence in the 2017 general elections, that were taken during demonstrations by Raila supporters when President Uhuru was declared winner, citing election fraud.

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Verified Jun, 23 2022

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An image is circulating on Twitter branding Raila Odinga as the face of violence. The alleged photomontage shared by Itumbi brands Raila Odinga and Azimio as equivalent to violence.

Rating Justification

The IVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is fabricated & False.

To arrive to this conclusion, the IVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process:

We did a reverse image search which led to the original post on Twitter by Dennis Itumbi-Hustler Nation Spokesman claiming that Raila Odinga is the brand of Violence in Kenya.

Further image search on the photos from the montage shows a man with a waved a cross-like sign inscribed with the words “Raila baba, Raila mwana, Raila Roho mtakatifu,” which translates to Raila the father, Raila the son, Raila the Holy Spirit was from the 2017 post-election riots. The riots followed the declaration of Uhuru Kenyatta as the winner.

The is also Raila Odinga’s photo watermarked in the montage to insinuate that he is behind all the violent scenes in the photo.

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