No, the image purportedly depicting Azimio boss Raila dressed as those performing magical incantations has been altered. - iVerify Kenya

No, the image purportedly depicting Azimio boss Raila dressed as those performing magical incantations has been altered.

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The image has been altered to make it look that opposition leader Raila Odinga participated in magical incantations while he was gone from the country.

In the original image, Raila’s face has been photoshopped onto the body of the chief of the Donsow (hunters).

The Donsows are originally from Western Burkina Faso. Donsoya is an initiatory society that focuses on hunting. Not all hunters are donsows. Becoming one entails learning esoteric knowledge about, among other things, herbal medicine, amulet making, and ritual practices.

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Verified May, 02 2023

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Image of Azimio boss Raila Odinga dressed as those performing magical incantations.

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. A reverse image search reveals that the photograph has been manipulated to include the face of opposition leader Raila Odinga. on March 4, 2018, ThisFabTrek published an article about the Donsow Strolling, Quay of Arts, featuring the original image of the Donsow (hunters) chief and getting into the lessons passed down from master to disciple, from generation to generation, as well as their way of living.

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