No, DP William Ruto did not tell Uasin Gishu residents to drive out non Kalenjins if they do not vote for him.

Claim

Deputy President William Ruto allegedly calling on Uasin Gishu natives to drive out non-indigenous Kenyans from the county if they do not support his presidential bid in the August 9, 2022 election.

Rating Justification

The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is Misleading.

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. We discovered the original footage posted on Kenya Digital News’ YouTube channel on August 1, 2022, that covered the Deputy President speech during the Kenya Kwanza Campaigns in Uasin Gishu.The original video did not have the divisive remarks as alleged by social media users.

Evidence and References

DP Ruto’s speech in Uasin Gishu

Methodology

True

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Half True

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Misleading

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False

The claim is inaccurate according to the best evidence publicly available at this time.

Retraction

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