No, former State House Chief of Staff Waita has not been appointed Deputy CEO of Safaricom Ethiopia - iVerify Kenya

No, former State House Chief of Staff Waita has not been appointed Deputy CEO of Safaricom Ethiopia

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In a phone call with the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks, former State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita stated that the information is false.

Waita also stated on his Twitter account on October 7, 2022 that any statements about his future will be made directly by him, and that there are many false claims being shared online.

Safaricom activated its network in Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa on October 6, 2022, marking the official commencement of commercial operations in the populous country.

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Verified Oct, 13 2022

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Former State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita appointed Deputy CEO, Safaricom Ethiopia.

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 reviewed former State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita’s social media accounts and discovered a tweet he posted on October 7, 2022, in which he distanced himself from the reports, stating that any announcements regarding his career will only be made by him personally, and that Kenyans on Twitter should avoid any unverified rumors.

We also contacted Waita on October 11, 2022, and he disputed the claim, stating that the information is untrue.

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