No, CJ Martha Koome is not being treated at KNH for kidney failure. - iVerify Kenya

No, CJ Martha Koome is not being treated at KNH for kidney failure.

False

The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks contacted the Judiciary on January 20, 2023 in which they rubbished the claim that

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Verified Feb, 02 2023

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Chief Justice Martha Koome is admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital over kidney failure.

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 contacted the Judiciary on January 20, 2023, and they denied that Chief Justice Martha Koome was admitted to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) on Tuesday, January 17 due to kidney failure.

We also discovered a tweet from the Judiciary’s official account on January 19 that labeled the claim as fake news.

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