No, ODM leader Raila did not claim that President Ruto received 8.1 million votes and the ODM leader received 5.9 million votes. - iVerify Kenya

No, ODM leader Raila did not claim that President Ruto received 8.1 million votes and the ODM leader received 5.9 million votes.

False

The video circulating on social media purporting to show Azimio leader Raila Odinga claiming at a rally that President William Ruto garnered 8.1 million votes in the 2022 general election while the ODM leader received 5.9 million votes is manipulated.

We found the original video and after a careful listen, we discovered that the Azimio leader stated during a rally in Kilifi on March 13, 2023, that the Head of State received 5.9 million votes in the 2022 general elections, whereas the ODM leader received 8.1 million votes.

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Verified Mar, 17 2023

Claim

Azimio leader Raila Odinga claims President William Ruto garnered 8.1 million votes in the 2022 general election, whereas he garnered 5.9 million votes.

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, which was posted on Kenya Digital News’ YouTube channel on March 13, 2023, and covered Azimio leader Raila Odinga’s live rally at Mtwapa Grounds in Kilifi County, where he clearly stated from minute 56:00 to minute 56:24 that President William Ruto received 5.9 million votes in the 2022 general election, while the ODM leader received 8.1 million votes.

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