No, newly elected MPs from Mt. Kenya were not barred from attending a meeting at President-elect Ruto’s Karen office. - iVerify Kenya

No, newly elected MPs from Mt. Kenya were not barred from attending a meeting at President-elect Ruto’s Karen office.

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On August 17, 2022, President-Elect Dr. William Ruto and his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua met with all United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and Kenya Kwanza elected leaders in the recently concluded General Elections.

The two first met Kenya Kwanza coalition elected Governors, Senators, and Women Representatives in Karen.

In a statement, UDA Secretary General Veronica Maina stated that a regional meeting for all members of the county Assembly will be held at a later date.

The Star newspaper, which publishes the segment “Corridors of Power,” disowned the piece on August 17, 2022, informing the public that it is fake.

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Verified Aug, 19 2022

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Newly elected Mt. Kenya MPs, including Deputy President-elect Rigathi Gachagua, were barred from attending a two-hour meeting at President-elect Ruto’s Karen office.

Rating Justification

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

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. We discovered images of Deputy President-elect Rigathi Gachagua in attendance at the two-hour meeting at President-elect Ruto’s Karen office on August 17, 2022, shared on Ruto’s official Twitter handle, which included a couple of newly elected Mt. Kenya MPs, including Laikipia East MP-elect Mwangi Kiunjuri, Incumbent Nyeri governor Mutahi Kahiga, Incumbent Kirinyaga governor Anne Waiguru and outgoing National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi.

On August 17, 2022, The Star newspaper flagged the piece as fake on its official Twitter handle.

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