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

Claim

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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Waita’s tweet refuting the claim

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True

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False

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

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